Trends in age at menarche and adult height in selected African countries (1950–1980)

Michel GARENNE
Chercheur, Institut Pasteur,
Professeur honoraire, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Senior Fellow, Ferdi
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), UMI Résiliences

CatégorieArticles publiés
Publié le30 janvier 2020
ÉditeurTaylor and Francis

The World Fertility Surveys recorded the age at menarche in 12 African countries. These surveys were conducted from 1977 to 1983 and were based on large representative samples of national populations. Demographic and Health Surveys provided trends in adult height for the same cohorts.

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Garenne M. (2020), Trends in age at menarche and adult height in selected African countries (1950–1980), Annals of Human Biology. DOI: 10.1080/03014460.2020.1716994

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