Somatic versus reproductive energy allocation in Papua New Guinea: Life history theory and public health policy

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 621-626

  Tracer, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPEDANCE; LACTATION; LIFE HISTORY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATERNAL WELFARE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPRODUCTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; SURVIVAL; THEORY; WELLBEING;

BODY COMPOSITION; BREAST FEEDING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LACTATION; MATERNAL WELFARE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0036723702     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.10073     Document Type: Article

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