Ancient-to-modern secular changes in Korean stature

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 433-442

  Shin, Dong Hoon ^a   Oh, Chang Seok ^a   Kim, Yi Suk ^b   Hwang, Young Il ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

femur; Joseon dynasty; Korean; stature; tombs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HISTORY; HUMAN; JAPAN; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGES; NETHERLANDS; OSTEOMETRY; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ARCHAEOLOGY; BODY HEIGHT; CEMETERIES; FEMALE; FEMUR; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEX DETERMINATION BY SKELETON;

EID: 84862818866     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22011     Document Type: Article

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