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April 1, 1976Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey168 citations

A Prospective Study of Sexual Development and Growth in American Girls: The Statistics of Menarche

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LZLeona ZachariasWRWilliam RandRWRichard J. Wurtman

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  • To prospectively examine the statistical distribution and chronological patterns of menarche in relation to physical growth and sexual maturation in adolescent girls.
  • Prospective longitudinal cohort study evaluating developmental milestones and somatic growth parameters across female pubertal stages.
  • Establishes normative statistical distributions for the age of menarche onset relative to adolescent growth trajectories.
  • Characterizes the physiological sequence and timeline connecting physical growth acceleration with female sexual maturation.

Abstract

Laboratories of the Vincent Memorial Hospital (Gynecological Service of the Massachusetts General Hospital) and the Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA 02114

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Zacharias et al. (1976) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7d6827c27a6c5c1c776aadhttps://doi.org/10.1097/00006254-197604000-00026
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