Balasuriya, S.2012-01-102012-01-101990The Ceylon Journal of Medical Science33(1)pp.23-26https://dl.nsf.gov.lk/handle/1/7203The mean age at menarche based on recall data of a sample of 303 girls was 13,83 years. This mean was 0.6 years higher than the mean of 13.2 years observed among Kandy urban children of a slightly higher socio-economic status. It was found that the nutritionally poor girls are at a disadvantage and reach menarche about 0.5 years later than the nutritionally good.Health ScienceMenarcheNutritional surveysReproductionCommunity medicineArticle