Physical stature of adult Tsimane' Amerindians, Bolivian Amazon in the 20th century

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 184-205

  Godoy, Ricardo A ^a   Leonard, William R ^b   Reyes García, Victoria ^a   Goodman, Elizabeth ^a   McDade, Thomas ^b   Huanca, Tomás ^a   Tanner, Susan ^b   Vadez, Vincent ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazon; Amerindians; Anthropometrics; Bolivia; Height; Human capital; Indigenous populations; Nutritional status; Physical stature; Secular trends; Tsimane'

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BOLIVIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PROTECTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIETY; SPEECH; WRITING;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BOLIVIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION GROUPS; WESTERN WORLD;

EID: 33646573991     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2005.11.001     Document Type: Article

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