title: A note on the age at menarche and its relationship to diet, economic class, sibship size and birth order in 300 Andhra girls.
abstract: "This paper reports menarcheal age in a sample of 300 Andhra [India] girls with a view to contribute to the study of secular trend, and attempts to analyse the relationship of menarche to economic status of the family, diet (in broad terms), sibship size and birth order."
authors.forename: V J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Padmavathi
authors.lastname: Poosha Dvr
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Busi
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001208:Asia; D001722:Birth Order; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005195:Family Relations; D006262:Health; D007194:India; D008572:Menarche; D008598:Menstruation; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D012098:Reproduction; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Age Factors; Asia; Birth Order; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Relationships; Family Size; Health; India; Menarche; Menstruation; Nutrition; Population; Population Characteristics; Reproduction; Research Report; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Southern Asia