Science · 1959 · 49 citations · 5 references
MedicineHuman DevelopmentPediatricsChild DevelopmentChild NutritionPhysical DevelopmentAdipose TissueChild GrowthChildhood ObesityPediatric GrowthPediatric ObesityPubertyIncreased AdiposityInfant AdiposityMaturity StatusOverweight In ChildhoodSex Differences In Obesity
Fat thickness, size, and maturity status are significantly correlated from 1.5 through 11.5 years in both sexes. Children who are fatter than their contemporaries at 8.5 to 9.5 years reach menarche earlier and complete epiphysial union sooner.
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Functional Endocrinology From Birth Throuch Adolescence
Nathan B. Talbot, Edna H. Sobel, J. McArthur et al. · The American Journal of the Medical Sciences · 1953 · 139 citations
Fat Changes during Adolescence
Stanley M. Garn, Joan A. Haskell · Science · 1959 · 31 citations
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