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Later puberty onset among chronically undernourished adolescents living in a Karachi slum, Pakistan.

Susan C CampisiKhadija N HumayunArjumand RizviWendy LouOlle SöderZulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2019)
Among adolescents living in the Karachi slum, stunting and highly prevalent anaemia delayed AAG2, while stunting, thinness and VAD delayed AAG2. Parental and household factors were not significantly associated with the timing of puberty onset.
Keyphrases
  • tertiary care
  • young adults
  • physical activity