Secular trends in growth of African pygmies and Bantu

Hormones

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 144-148

  Travaglino, Paola ^a   Meazza, Cristina ^a   Pagani, Sara ^a   Biddeci, Giada ^a   Bozzola, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

African Bantu; African pygmies; Height; Secular trend

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; CAMEROON; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOREST; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NORMAL HUMAN; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 79959202391     PISSN: 11093099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14310/horm.2002.1304     Document Type: Article

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