The influence of birth season on height: Evidence from Indonesia

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 659-665

  Sohn, Kitae ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

birth month; Indonesian family life survey; rain; stature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BIRTH MONTH; BIRTH SEASON; BODY HEIGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDONESIA; MALE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; BODY HEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDONESIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84947025261     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22763     Document Type: Article

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