Geographical height variation among Ohio Caucasian male convicts born 1780-1849

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 222-236

  Tatarek, Nancy E ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometric history; Convicts; Height; Physical stature; USA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIRTHPLACE; BODY HEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PRISON; PRISONER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GEOGRAPHY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; PRISONERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646539817     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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