The Average Age of Menarche ________ from 1840 to the 1950s

question 19

Multiple Choice

The average age of menarche ________ from 1840 to the 1950s among European populations.

• A) decreased steadily
• B) increased steadily
• C) stayed about the same
• D) first rose, then declined
• E) first declined, then rose

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