Latitude and ultraviolet radiation dose in the birthplace in relation to menarcheal age in a large cohort of French women | Zendy

Laure Dossus | Zendy; Marina Kvaskoff | Zendy; Anne Bijon | Zendy; Pierre Engel | Zendy; J. Verdebout | Zendy; Béatrice Fervers | Zendy; MarieChristine BoutronRuault | Zendy; Françoise ClavelChapelon | Zendy; Sylvie Mesrine | Zendy

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Latitude and ultraviolet radiation dose in the birthplace in relation to menarcheal age in a large cohort of French women

Author(s) -

Laure Dossus,

Marina Kvaskoff,

Anne Bijon,

Pierre Engel,

J. Verdebout,

Béatrice Fervers,

MarieChristine BoutronRuault,

Françoise ClavelChapelon,

Sylvie Mesrine

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyt007

Subject(s) - cohort , demography , medicine , background radiation , ultraviolet radiation , latitude , cohort study , geography , radiation , physics , sociology , geodesy , chemistry , quantum mechanics , radiochemistry

Age at menarche is an important determinant of hormonal-related neoplasia and other chronic diseases. Spatial and temporal variations in age at menarche have been observed in industrialised countries and several environmental factors were reported to have an influence.

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