Open AccessExposures to Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals and Age of Menarche in Adolescent Girls in NHANES (2003–2008)
Author(s) -
Danielle Buttke,
Kanta Sircar,
Colleen Martin
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1104748
Subject(s) - national health and nutrition examination survey , menarche , medicine , demography , body mass index , hazard ratio , confidence interval , environmental health , reproductive health , population , endocrinology , sociology
The observed age of menarche has fallen, which may have important adverse social and health consequences. Increased exposure to endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) has been associated with adverse reproductive outcomes.
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