Family size, the physical environment, and socioeconomic effects across the stature distribution

HOMO- Journal of Comparative Human Biology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 136-147

  Carson, Scott Alan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; OCCUPATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY HEIGHT; ENVIRONMENT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860997412     PISSN: 0018442X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchb.2012.02.004     Document Type: Article

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