Early-life environment, height and BMI of young men in Italy

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 251-264

  Peracchi, Franco ^a   Arcaleni, Emilia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological standard of living; BMI; Income; Infant mortality; Italy; Obesity; Physical stature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; ITALY; MALE; MORTALITY;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; COST OF ILLNESS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; ITALY; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 79958098582     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: 18736130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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