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Original Article

Age at menarche on a small Bahamian island

Pages 593-594 | Received 30 Apr 1979, Published online: 09 Jul 2009
 

Summary

Age at menarche in the rather highly inbred population of a small island in the Bahamas has been estimated through the recollection of adult women. It averages 14·5 years for women over 40 and 14·1 years for women under 40.

Zusammenfassung

Das Menarchealter in einer sehr endogamen Bevölkerung einer kleinen Insel der Bahamas wurde durch die Erinnerung erwachsener Frauen geschätzt. Im Mittel beträgt es 14,5 Jahre für Frauen über 40 und 14,1 Jahre für Frauen unter 40.

Résumé

L'âge à la ménarche dans la population relativement très endogame d'une petite île des Bahamas a été examiné à partir des souvenirs de femmes adultes. Il est en moyenne de 14,5 ans pour les femmes de plus de 40 ans et de 14,1 ans pour les femmes de moins de 40 ans.

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