Growth and market integration in Amazonia: A comparison of growth indicators between Shaur, Shiwiar, and Nonindigenous school children

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-171

  Blackwell, Aaron D ^a   Pryor III, George ^a   Pozo, José ^b   Tiwia, Washington ^c,d   Sugiyama, Lawrence S ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b C S Hospital de Playas   (Ecuador)

^c Federacíon Interprovincial de Centros Shuar FICSH   (Ecuador)

^d Federación Provincial de la Nationalidad Shuar   (Ecuador)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET; ECUADOR; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTEGRATION; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 65449147019     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20838     Document Type: Article

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