Growth and nutritional status of Khasi boys in Northeast India relating to exogamous marriages and socioeconomic classes

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 162-170

  Khongsdier, R ^a   Mukherjee, Nandita ^b  

^a NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Women's College   (India)

Author keywords

Anthropometric variables; Heterosis; Socioeconomic differences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HETEROSIS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCOME; MALE; MARRIAGE; MOSLEM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; RELIGIOUS GROUP; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MARRIAGE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0141569754     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.10305     Document Type: Article

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