The height increments and BMI values of elite Central European children and youth in the second half of the 19th century

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 309-318

  Komlos, John ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

BMI values; Height increments

Indexed keywords

CHILD; HEIGHT; WEIGHT; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CHILD; EUROPE; HISTORY; HUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; EUROPE; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; NORTH AMERICA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SOCIAL CLASS;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33747202786     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460600619203     Document Type: Article

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