Growth of Jersey schoolchildren during the 1940-1945 German occupation: Comparison with schoolchildren on mainland Britain

Human Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 761-772

  Ellison, George T H ^a,b   Kelly, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British schoolchildren; Channel islands; Growth; Height; Secular trend; Weight; World War III

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD GROWTH; FEMALE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GERMANY; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WAR;

EID: 33646595642     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hub.2006.0014     Document Type: Article

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