Height of female Americans in the 19th century and the antebellum puzzle

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 157-164

  Carson, Scott Alan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

African Americans; Antebellum; Female; Height; Nineteenth century; Physical stature; US; Women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AMERICAN CIVIL WAR; BODY HEIGHT; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONERS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952315492     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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