Stature in transition: A micro-level study from nineteenth-century Belgium

Social Science History

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 231-247

  Alter, George ^a   Neven, Muriel ^b   Oris, Michel ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c NONE

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EID: 3042587311     PISSN: 01455532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/01455532-28-2-231     Document Type: Article

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