Physical stature of men in eighteenth century Mexico: Evidence from Puebla

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 265-271

  Grajales Porras, Agustín ^b   López Alonso, Moramay ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BENEMÉRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anthropometric history; Biological standard of living; Eighteenth century; Height; Latin America; Mexico; Physical stature

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; ETHNICITY; EUROPE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 79958177925     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: 18736130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2011.02.002     Document Type: Article

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