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. 2001 May 5;322(7294):1095-6.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7294.1095.

Age of menarche in contemporary British teenagers: survey of girls born between 1982 and 1986

P H Whincup¹, J A Gilg, K Odoki, S J Taylor, D G Cook

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PMID: 11337438
PMCID: PMC31261
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.322.7294.1095

Age of menarche in contemporary British teenagers: survey of girls born between 1982 and 1986

P H Whincup et al. BMJ. 2001.

. 2001 May 5;322(7294):1095-6.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7294.1095.

Authors

P H Whincup¹, J A Gilg, K Odoki, S J Taylor, D G Cook

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¹ Department of Public Health Sciences, St George's Hospital Medical School, London SW17 0RE. p.whincup@sghms.ac.uk

PMID: 11337438
PMCID: PMC31261
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.322.7294.1095

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National guidelines are needed to provide sanitary facilities in primary schools.
Finlay F, Jones R. Finlay F, et al. BMJ. 2001 Aug 18;323(7309):398. BMJ. 2001. PMID: 11548694 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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