title: Age at menarche on a small Bahamian island.
abstract: Age at menarche in the rather highly inbred population of a small island in the Bahamas has been estimated through the recollection of adult women. It averages 14.5 years for women over 40 and 14.1 years for women under 40.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001444:Bahamas; D005260:Female; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006801:Humans; D008572:Menarche