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Age at Menarche and Factors that Influence It: A Study among Female University Students in Tamale, Northern Ghana

INTRODUCTION: Age at menarche reflects the health status of a population. This marks the beginning of sexual maturation and is affected by nutritional status and prevailing environmental conditions. This study measured the menarcheal age of female undergraduate students in northern Ghana and explore...

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Autores principales:	Ameade, Evans Paul Kwame, Garti, Helene Akpene
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2016
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4865110/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27171234 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0155310

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