STUDY OF MENARCHEAL AGE IN THREE GENERATIONS IN IRAN

STUDY OF MENARCHEAL AGE IN THREE GENERATIONS IN IRAN

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Three generations of women (3570 daughters, 1148 mothers and 131 grandmothers) from Tehran, Iran have been studied for menarcheal age. The results show that the age of onset of menarche has decreased in the present generation- 13.599, compared to 13.690 and 13.870 years, amount their mothers and gra...

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Main Authors: "D.D. Farhud, M.S Kamali, M.Mahmoudi, R. Saffari "
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 1990-08-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Age at menarche
Menarcheal age
Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/1532.pdf&manuscript_id=1532
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spelling doaj-f9ce94e0be8b4e0180e9c8b38c9b5db82020-12-02T16:44:24ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Public Health2251-60851990-08-01191-418STUDY OF MENARCHEAL AGE IN THREE GENERATIONS IN IRAN"D.D. FarhudM.S KamaliM.MahmoudiR. Saffari "Three generations of women (3570 daughters, 1148 mothers and 131 grandmothers) from Tehran, Iran have been studied for menarcheal age. The results show that the age of onset of menarche has decreased in the present generation- 13.599, compared to 13.690 and 13.870 years, amount their mothers and grandmothers, respectively. These results, when compared with results obtained concerning the other Iranian groups, show the effect of both genetic and nongenetic factors on the onset of menarche.http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/1532.pdf&manuscript_id=1532Age at menarcheMenarcheal age
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author "D.D. Farhud
M.S Kamali
M.Mahmoudi
R. Saffari "
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M.S Kamali
M.Mahmoudi
R. Saffari "
STUDY OF MENARCHEAL AGE IN THREE GENERATIONS IN IRAN
Iranian Journal of Public Health
Age at menarche
Menarcheal age
author_facet "D.D. Farhud
M.S Kamali
M.Mahmoudi
R. Saffari "
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title STUDY OF MENARCHEAL AGE IN THREE GENERATIONS IN IRAN
title_short STUDY OF MENARCHEAL AGE IN THREE GENERATIONS IN IRAN
title_full STUDY OF MENARCHEAL AGE IN THREE GENERATIONS IN IRAN
title_fullStr STUDY OF MENARCHEAL AGE IN THREE GENERATIONS IN IRAN
title_full_unstemmed STUDY OF MENARCHEAL AGE IN THREE GENERATIONS IN IRAN
title_sort study of menarcheal age in three generations in iran
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
series Iranian Journal of Public Health
issn 2251-6085
publishDate 1990-08-01
description Three generations of women (3570 daughters, 1148 mothers and 131 grandmothers) from Tehran, Iran have been studied for menarcheal age. The results show that the age of onset of menarche has decreased in the present generation- 13.599, compared to 13.690 and 13.870 years, amount their mothers and grandmothers, respectively. These results, when compared with results obtained concerning the other Iranian groups, show the effect of both genetic and nongenetic factors on the onset of menarche.
topic Age at menarche
Menarcheal age
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