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Earlier Mother's Age at Menarche Predicts Rapid Infancy Growth and Childhood Obesity

Abstract
Earlier age at menarche may be a transgenerational marker of faster growth, particularly during infancy, leading to taller childhood stature but earlier maturation and hence shorter adult stature.

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Publisher Public Library of Science
Repository PubMed Central (PMC3 - NLM DTD) (United States)
Keywords Research Article
Type Text
Language Englisch