ERRATUM to: Fiesta vs. Stress Condition the Incidence and the Age at Menarche. Forty Years of Research
In the above article, reference [2] (Gueresi P. Monthly distribution of menarche in three Provinces of North Italy. Ann Hum Biol. 1997; 24: 157–168. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03014469700004892) was cited in a manner that may have misrepresented the author’s original hypothesis. The article stated that early studies, including Gueresi (1997), supported a climatic explanation for the seasonal distribution of menarche.
We clarify that Dr. Gueresi’s 1997 study did not attribute the observed distribution to climatic factors. Instead, she hypothesized a relationship between menarche timing and school vacation rhythms, based on data from Northern Italy. This interpretation was proposed independently and prior to our group’s 1999 publication on the same topic.
We regret the oversight and thank Dr. Gueresi for bringing this to our attention.
Carlos Y. Valenzuela On behalf of the authors