The impact of caste on the growth of male Sikhs in Punjab, India

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 131-139

  Singh, L P ^a,b   Harrison, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Health Management Research   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; GROWTH; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; GROWTH; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0031092870     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014469700004872     Document Type: Article

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