War, forced displacement and growth in Laotian adults

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 36-45

  Clarkin, Patrick F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Forced displacement; Height; Laos; Refugees; Sitting height

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ETHNIC GROUP; FORCED MIGRATION; GROWTH RATE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH STATUS; HEIGHT; NUTRITION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REFUGE; SETTLEMENT PATTERN; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LAOS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; REFUGEE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; LAOS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFUGEES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; WAR; YOUNG ADULT;

LAOS;

EID: 83455201711     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03014460.2011.636070     Document Type: Article

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