Growth patterns in early childhood and the onset of menarche before age twelve Patrones de crecimiento en la infancia precoz y ocurrencia de menarca antes de doce años de edad Padrões de crescimento na infância precoce e ocorrência de menarca antes de doze anos de idade

• Main Authors: Jeovany Martínez (Author), Cora Araújo (Author), Bernardo Lessa Horta (Author), Denise Petrucci Gigante (Author)
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• 出版: Universidade de São Paulo, 2010-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between growth patterns in early childhood and the onset of menarche before age 12. METHODS: The study included 2,083 women from a birth cohort study conducted in the city of Pelotas, Southern Brazil, starting in 1982. Anthropometric, behavioral, and pregnancy-...