Socioeconomic status and physical stature in 19th-century Bavaria

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 46-54

  Lantzsch, Jana ^a   Schuster, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

19th century; Bavaria; Germany; Height

Indexed keywords

BODY HEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES AS TOPIC; GERMANY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63049113413     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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