Height and BMI values of German conscripts in 2000, 2001 and 1906

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 366-375

  Hiermeyer, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Height; Living standards; Social inequality; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOLDIER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 70350020240     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2009.07.005     Document Type: Article

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