The association between nutritional conditions during World War II and childhood anthropometric variables in the Nordic countries

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 342-355

  Angell Andersen, E ^a,g   Tretli, S ^a,b   Bjerknes, R ^c   Forsen T ^d   Sorensen T I A ^e   Eriksson, J G ^d   Rasanen L ^f   Grotmol, T ^a  

^a CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d National Public Institute   (Finland)

^e Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^g Cancer Registry of Norway ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HEIGHT; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANDINAVIA; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SCANDINAVIA; WAR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 3042844268     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460410001685304     Document Type: Article

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