The relationship between physical work and the height premium: Finnish evidence

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 414-420

  Böckerman, Petri ^a   Johansson, Edvard ^b   Kiiskinen, Urpo ^c   Heliövaara, Markku ^c  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Body composition; Finland; Height; Height premium; Wages

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORK;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCOME; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; WORK;

EID: 78349307642     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2010.09.003     Document Type: Article

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