Growth of Philippine children in reference to socioeconomic environment

Anthropological Science

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 77-94

  Ashizawa, Kumi ^a   Kumakura, Chiyoko ^a   Kusumoto, Ayano ^a  

^a OTSUMA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Growth; Philippine children; Regional difference; Sex difference; Socioeconomic difference

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032034265     PISSN: 09187960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1537/ase.106.77     Document Type: Article

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