Open AccessAge at menarche and its influencing factors in North Korean female refugees
Author(s) -
SeungYup Ku,
Jong Won Kang,
Heon Kim,
Yong Dae Kim,
Byung Chul Jee,
Chang Suk Suh,
Young Min Choi,
Jung Gu Kim,
Shin Yong Moon,
Seok Hyun Kim
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/dei271
Subject(s) - menarche , refugee , demography , medicine , geography , endocrinology , sociology , archaeology
Age at menarche is known to be regulated by genetic and environmental factors. To date, no menarcheal data are available on North Korean women. In this cross-sectional survey, we investigated age at menarche and its possible influencing factors in North Korean refugees.
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