Postfamine stature and socioeconomic status in Ireland

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 726-731

  Young, Kristin ^a   Relethford, John H ^b   Crawford, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTHPLACE; BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF LIVING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATHER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUNGER; IRELAND; MALE; MIGRATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING; SOCIAL STATUS; TREND STUDY; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL CLASS; STARVATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; STARVATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58849115575     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20807     Document Type: Article

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