Socio-economic status and z-score standardized height-for-age of U.S.-born children (ages 2-6)

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 272-276

  Finch, Brian Karl ^a   Beck, Audrey N ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child height; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79958116667     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: 18736130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2011.02.005     Document Type: Article

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