Economic growth and the biological standard of living in China, 1880-1930

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 197-218

  Morgan, Stephen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anthropometric history; China; Economic history; Health and welfare; Height; Physical stature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHINA; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; GENDER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOVERNMENT; GRAIN; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL RECORD; OCCUPATION; PROSPECTIVE PRICING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WELFARE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HISTORY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; CHINA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 7944221157     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2004.03.002     Document Type: Article

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