B3963 - Timing of adolescent growth and maturation and related in utero stressors - 05/01/2022

B number: 
B3963
Principal applicant name: 
Ahmed Elhakeem | MRC IEU
Co-applicants: 
Title of project: 
Timing of adolescent growth and maturation and related in utero stressors
Proposal summary: 

The aim of this paper is to leverage repeated measurements from the ALSPAC birth cohort to describe the timing, chronological sequence, and interrelationships between the maturational processes and events of puberty, and to investigate the associations of key prenatal stressors with these derived indicators of puberty timing (i.e., with all early to late signs of puberty).

Impact of research: 
This work will be of interest to researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and the wider public
Date proposal received: 
Wednesday, 22 December, 2021
Date proposal approved: 
Wednesday, 22 December, 2021
Keywords: 
Endocrinology, Statistical methods, Development