Timing of reproductive maturation in rural versus urban Tonga boys, Zambia

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 213-227

  Campbell, B C ^a   Gillett Netting, R ^b   Meloy, M ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL MATURATION; URBAN POPULATION; ZAMBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL MATURATION; URBAN POPULATION; ZAMBIA;

EID: 1942487693     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460310001656604     Document Type: Article

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