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Statistics, Child development, Puberty, Precocious puberty, Menarche, GirlsPlaces
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The falling age of puberty in U.S. girls: what we know, what we need to know
2007, Breast Cancer Fund
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Table of Contents
Breast Cancer Fund introduction
Acknowledgments
Dedication
Preface
Executive summary
Glossary of terms
Introduction
Part I: Why are we worried about early puberty in girls?
Part II: Pubertal time trends in girls in the United States and around the world
Part III: How the timing of puberty is controlled
Part IV: Insights from evolutionary biology
Part V: Possible causes of early puberty (A. Low birth weight and premature birth ; B. Obesity and weight gain ; C. Formula feeding ; D. Physical inactivity ; E. Psychosocial stressors ; F. Television viewing and media use ; G. Environmental exposures)
Part VI: Conclusions and recommendations
Literature cited.
Edition Notes
Cover title.
Includes bibliographical references (64-72).
Also available via the World Wide Web: http://www.breastcancerfund.org/atf/cf/%7BDE68F7B2-5F6A-4B57-9794-AFE5D27A3CFF%7D/The%20Falling%20Age%20of%20Puberty%20report.pdf
Author is a visiting scholar at Ithaca College.
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