Traditional occupations and nutritional adaptation among Central Indian caste populations

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 697-723

  Gautam, Rajesh K ^a  

^a DR H S GOUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENERGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STUDENT T TEST;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OCCUPATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 48249120015     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932007002581     Document Type: Article

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