Statures of 19th century Chinese males in America

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 173-182

  Carson, Scott Alan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

19th century Chinese stature; Immigration

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; IMMIGRATION; MENS HEALTH; POLITICAL SYSTEM; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY HEIGHT; CHINA; ETHNOLOGY; HISTORY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PRISONER; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY HEIGHT; CHINA; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250159784     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460601103140     Document Type: Article

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