The impact of the Wenchuan earthquake on early puberty: a natural experiment

Background The factors influencing pubertal timing have gained much attention due to a secular trend toward earlier pubertal onset in many countries. However, no studies have investigated the association between the Great earthquake and early puberty. We aimed to assess whether the Wenchuan earthqua...

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Main Authors: Qiguo Lian, Xiayun Zuo, Yanyan Mao, Yan Zhang, Shan Luo, Shucheng Zhang, Chaohua Lou, Xiaowen Tu, Weijin Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-06-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/5085.pdf