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Indian adolescents are mostly starting their periods at an earlier age than 25 years ago

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Indian adolescents are mostly starting their periods at an earlier age than 25 years ago - likely because of demographic factors such as improved education, and possibly even climate change.

 

Article URL: https://plos.io/4nqfag7  

Article Title: Understanding age at menarche: Environmental and demographic influences over a quarter century in India

Author Countries: Bangladesh

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.


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