Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Early Menarche of Adolescent Girls in Seoul
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Oh, Chang-Mo
(Department of Preventive Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine)
Oh, In-Hwan (Department of Preventive Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine) Choi, Kyung-Sik (Department of Preventive Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine) Choe, Bong-Keun (Department of Preventive Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine) Yoon, Tai-Young (Department of Preventive Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine) Choi, Joong-Myung (Department of Preventive Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine) |
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