Age, altitude and gender differences in body dimensions

Anthropologischer Anzeiger

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 419-434

  Tyagi, Renu ^a   Tungdim, Mary Grace ^a   Bhardwaj, Shaila ^a   Kapoor, Satwanti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Ageing; ANOVA; Anthropometry; Gender differentials; High altitude; Plains

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149489050     PISSN: 00035548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/aa/66/2008/419     Document Type: Article

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