Lower age at menarche affects survival in older Australian women: results from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing.

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Published in BMC Public Health on June 15, 2010

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Lynne C Giles1, Gary F V Glonek, Vivienne M Moore, Michael J Davies, Mary A Luszcz

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1: Life course and Intergenerational Health Research Group, Robinson Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide South Australia 5005, Australia. lynne.giles@adelaide.edu.au

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