Institutional change, geography, and insolation in nineteenth century African-American and white statures in Southern states

Journal of Economic Issues

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 737-755

  Carson, Scott Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

insolation; institutional change; vitamin D

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957735961     PISSN: 00213624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/JEI0021-3624440308     Document Type: Article

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