Nineteenth century Mexican statures in the United States and their relationship with insolation and vitamin D

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 113-128

  Carson, Scott Alan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRIME; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; HISPANIC; HISTORY; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PRISONER; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY SIZE; CRIME; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN D; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75349089888     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932009990241     Document Type: Article

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