Sex differences in child nutritional and immunological status 5-9 years post contact in fringe highland Papua New Guinea

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 657-666

  Decaro, Jason A ^a   Decaro, Erin ^a   Worthman, Carol M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PREJUDICE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4;

EID: 77957260051     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.21062     Document Type: Article

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