Height, frailty, and the standard of living: Modelling the effects of diet and disease on declining mortality and increasing height

Population Studies

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 265-279

  Alter, George ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body height; Historical demography; Mortality decline; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

DIET; HEIGHT; MODELING; MORTALITY RISK; STANDARD OF LIVING;

EID: 7544233073     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0032472042000272339     Document Type: Article

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