Two centuries of growth among Czech children and youth

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 237-252

  Vignerova J ^a   Brabec, M ^a   Blaha P ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Czech Republic; Height; Living standards; Physical stature; Secular trend

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CZECH REPUBLIC; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 33646576879     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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