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. 2019 Aug;221(2):162-163.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.03.013. Epub 2019 Mar 26.

High prevalence of precocious menarche in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala

Edmundo Torres-González  1 , Griselda López  2 , Britton Trabert  3 , Victor Argueta  4 , Eduardo Gharzouzi  5 , Michael Dean  6 , Roberto Orozco  4
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High prevalence of precocious menarche in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala

Edmundo Torres-González et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Aug.
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The authors report no conflicts of interest.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Age at menarche in women from Puerto Barrios (PB) and Guatemala City.
A) the number of samples by age at menarche is shown for the two cities. B and C) The data is displayed by age group and by the age of menarche categories
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