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Association of age at menarche with adult leg length and trunk height: Speculations in relation to breast cancer risk

Janet R Osuch College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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Wilfried Karmaus Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
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Peter Hoekman College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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Lanay Mudd College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Jie Zhang Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
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Pam Haan College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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Dorota Mikucki College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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Pages 76-85 | Received 09 Jan 2009, Accepted 22 Jul 2009, Published online: 08 Dec 2009

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Rihlat Said-Mohamed, Alessandra Prioreschi, Lukhanyo H. Nyati, Alastair van Heerden, Richard J. Munthali, Kathleen Kahn, Stephen M. Tollman, Francesc Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Brian Houle, David B. Dunger & Shane A. Norris. (2018) Rural–urban variations in age at menarche, adult height, leg-length and abdominal adiposity in black South African women in transitioning South Africa. Annals of Human Biology 45:2, pages 123-132.
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