The biological standard of living in colonial Korea, 1910-1945

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 259-264

  Choi, Seong Jin ^a   Schwekendiek, Daniel ^b  

^a Peking University   (China)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anthropometric history; Asia; Colonialism; Economic history; Health; Japan; Korea; Living standards

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; KOREA; POLITICAL SYSTEM; SOCIOECONOMICS; WAR; WELFARE;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; COLONIALISM; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; JAPAN; KOREA; MALE; PRISONERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 67651210682     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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