Age at Puberty and the Emerging Obesity Epidemic
Age at Puberty and the Emerging Obesity Epidemic
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Recent studies have shown that puberty starts at younger ages than previously. It has been hypothesized that the increasing prevalence of childhood obesity is contributing to this trend. The purpose of this study was to analyze the association between prepubertal body mass index (BMI) and pubertal timing, as assessed by age at onset of pubertal gro...
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Age at Puberty and the Emerging Obesity Epidemic
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1292168477
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1292168477
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0008450
