The timing of sexual maturation and secular trends of menarchial age in Korean adolescents
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Park, Mi Jung
(Department of Pediatrics, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine)
Lee, In-Sook (College of Nursing, Seoul National University) Shin, Eun-Kyung (School of Public Health, Seoul National University) Joung, Hyojee (School of Public Health, Seoul National University) Cho, Sung-Il (School of Public Health, Seoul National University) |
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