Estimating trends in historical heights

Historical Methods

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1990, Pages 116-120

  Komlos, John ^a   Kim, Joo Han ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 0042832483     PISSN: 01615440     EISSN: 19401906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01615440.1990.10594202     Document Type: Article

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