Trends in menarcheal age between 1955 and 2009 in the Netherlands.

AIM: To assess and compare the secular trend in age at menarche in Dutch girls (1955-2009) and girls from Turkish and Moroccan descent living in the Netherlands (1997-2009). METHODS: Data on growth and maturation were collected in 20,867 children of Dutch, Turkish and Moroccan descent in 2009 by tra...

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Main Authors: Henk Talma, Yvonne Schönbeck, Paula van Dommelen, Boudewijn Bakker, Stef van Buuren, Remy A Hirasing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3620272?pdf=render