Symmetry of the face in old age reflects childhood social status

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 236-244

  Hope, David ^a   Bates, Timothy ^a   Penke, Lars ^a   Gow, Alan J ^a   Starr, John M ^a,b   Deary, Ian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Royal Victoria Hospital Edinburgh   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developmental origins; Facial fluctuating asymmetry; Socioeconomic status; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODILY SYMMETRY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILDHOOD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FACE; FACE SYMMETRY; FEMALE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STATUS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACE; FACIAL ASYMMETRY; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SCOTLAND; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84875241464     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: 18736130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2011.06.006     Document Type: Article

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