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Secular trend in age at menarche for South Korean women born between 1920 and 1986: the Ansan Study

Ji-Yun Hwang Department of Biomedical Sciences National Institute of Health 5 Nokbun-dong, Eunpyung-gu 122-701 Seoul Korea
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Chol Shin Ansan Health Center Korea University Hospital 516 Gojan-dong Ansan-city Kyunggi-do 425-707 Korea
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Edward A. Frongillo Division of Nutritional Sciences Cornell University Ithaca NY 14853-6301 USA
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Kyung Rim Shin College of Nursing Science Ewha Woman's University 11-1 Daehyun-dong Seodaemun-gu Seoul 120-750 Korea
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Inho Jo Department of Biomedical Sciences National Institute of Health 5 Nokbun-dong, Eunpyung-gu 122-701 Seoul Korea
Pages 434-442 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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