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Original Article

The age at menarche in Carabobo, Venezuela with a note on the secular trend

Nancy Farid-Coupal Fundacredesa: Center for Biological Studies on Growth and Development, Caracas, Venezuela
,
Mercedes Lopez Contreras Fundacredesa: Center for Biological Studies on Growth and Development, Caracas, Venezuela
&
Hernan Méndez Castellano Fundacredesa: Center for Biological Studies on Growth and Development, Caracas, Venezuela
Pages 283-288 | Received 16 Jul 1980, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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