Influence of height on attained level of education in males at 19 years of age

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 575-582

  Szklarska, Alicja ^a   Kozieł, Sławomir ^a   Bielicki, Tadeusz ^a   Malina, Robert M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANTHROPOLOGY   (Poland)

^b TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FAMILY SIZE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; URBANIZATION;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEN; POLAND; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 34249018203     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932006001635     Document Type: Article

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