Height, education and later-life cognition in Latin America and the Caribbean

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 168-176

  Maurer, Jürgen ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Early life conditions; Height; Knee height; Later life cognitive function; Latin America; Physical stature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CENTRAL AMERICA; COGNITION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; URBAN AREA;

EID: 77956647849     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2010.05.013     Document Type: Article

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