Anthropometric history: An overview of a quarter century of research

Anthropologischer Anzeiger

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 341-356

  Komlos, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Economic fluctuations; Human height; Human physical stature; Socio economic environment

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH; REVIEW;

ANTHROPOMETRY; HUMANS; RESEARCH;

EID: 77951805392     PISSN: 00035548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-5548/2009/0027     Document Type: Review

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