Racial differences in body mass indices of men imprisoned in 19th Century Texas

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 121-127

  Carson, Scott Alan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

19th Century American South; African Americans; Body mass index; Racial disparity; Texas; US

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONERS; TEXAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63049095350     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2009.01.005     Document Type: Article

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