Pubertal Pathways in Girls Enrolled in a Contemporary British Cohort

• Main Authors: Krista Yorita Christensen (Author), Mildred Maisonet (Author), Carol Rubin (Author), Adrianne Holmes (Author), W. Dana Flanders (Author), Jon Heron (Author), Jean Golding (Author), Michael A. McGeehin (Author), Michele Marcus (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children were used to describe initiation of secondary sexual characteristic development of girls. Tanner stages of breast and pubic hair and menarche status were self-reported via mailed questionnaires, administered from ages 8-14. Initiation pat...