Differences in the physical growth of US-born black and white children and adolescents ages 2-19, born 1942-2002

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-21

  Komlos, John ^a   Breitfelder, Ariane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Physical growth; Secular trend; Tempo; US blacks and whites

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; CHILD; DATA SET; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GROWTH; HEIGHT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39349084828     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460701747176     Document Type: Article

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