Why no adult stunting penalty or height premium?. Estimates from native Amazonians in Bolivia

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 88-99

  Godoy, Ricardo ^a,g   Magvanjav, Oyunbileg ^a,g   Nyberg, Colleen ^b,g   Eisenberg, Dan T A ^b,g   McDade, Thomas W ^b,g   Leonard, William R ^b,g   Reyes García, Victoria ^a,c,g   Huanca, Tomás ^d,g   Tanner, Susan ^e,g   Gravlee, Clarence ^f,g  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^d CBIDSI Centro Boliviano de Investigacion y de Desarrollo Socio Integral   (Bolivia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^f University of Florida   (United States)

^g Tsimane' Amazonian Panel Study TAPS   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Height premium; Stunting penalty; Tsimane'; Tsimane' Amazonian Panel Study (TAPS)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY STUNTING; BOLIVIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFORESTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FORAGING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL STATUS; WELLBEING;

EID: 74749088470     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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