Child growth as a measure of livelihood security: The case of the Gwembe Tonga

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 669-675

  Crooks, Deborah L ^a   Cliggett, Lisa ^a   Cole, Steven M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; ETHNOGRAPHY; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MIGRATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; ZAMBIA;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; MALE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; ZAMBIA;

EID: 34648819562     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20668     Document Type: Conference Paper

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