Variations in the birth-season effects on height attainment in the two Koreas

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 421-430

  Schwekendiek, Daniel ^a   Pak, Sunyoung ^a   Kim, Hee Kyoung ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anthropometric history; Asia; Food seasonality; Health; Human biology; North Korea; Standard of living

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; BIRTH RATE; CHILD HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMINE; GENETIC DRIFT; HEALTH STATUS; LIVING STANDARD; NATURAL HAZARD; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SEASONALITY; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

KOREA;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BODY HEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEASON; STARVATION;

ADULT; AGING; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; PARTURITION; SEASONS; STARVATION;

EID: 69249202440     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460902905920     Document Type: Article

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