An example of variation and pattern in saltation and stasis growth dynamics

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 203-219

  Lampl, M ^a   Ashizawa, K ^b   Kawabata, M ^b   Johnson, M L ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OTSUMA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMAN; MALE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME;

ALGORITHMS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032067039     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014469800005582     Document Type: Article

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