Determinants of variation in adult body height

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 263-285

  Silventoinen, Karri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; NUTRITION; OBSERVER VARIATION; POPULATION GENETICS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0037379419     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932003002633     Document Type: Article

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