Early life household intactness and timing of pubertal onset in girls: a prospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Sara Aghaee (Author), Julianna Deardorff (Author), Louise C. Greenspan (Author), Charles P. Quesenberry (Author), Lawrence H. Kushi (Author), Ai Kubo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Girls who experience early-life familial stress may have heightened risk of early puberty, which has adverse implications for adolescent and adult health. We assessed the association between household intactness and pubertal onset using a racially/ethnically diverse cohort of gir...