The anthropometric legacy of Franz Boas

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 277-284

  Jantz, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometrics; Boas; Height; Native Americans; Physical stature

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; DATA BASE; EUROPE; HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE GENETICS; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; ANTHROPOLOGY; GENETICS; HISTORY; STATISTICS;

ANTHROPOLOGY; ANTHROPOMETRY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN;

EID: 15944380754     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1570-677X(03)00036-4     Document Type: Article

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