The physical stature and BMI values of US army personnel in 1988

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 481-503

  Kues, Arne Benjamin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; BIRTHPLACE; BODY BUILD; BODY MASS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; DATABASES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44649131981     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932007002611     Document Type: Article

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