The physiological cost of reproduction for rich and poor across 65 countries

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 654-659

  Hruschka, Daniel J ^a   Hagaman, Ashley ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; LACTATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938955674     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22707     Document Type: Article

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