Physical stature in nineteenth-century new zealand: A preliminary interpretation

Australian Economic History Review

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 262-283

  Inwood, Kris ^a   Oxley, Les ^b   Roberts, Evan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anthropometric history; Biological standard of living; Height; Maori; New Zealand; Physical stature; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958576168     PISSN: 00048992     EISSN: 14678446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8446.2010.00305.x     Document Type: Article

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