Physical growth of the shuar: Height, Weight, and BMI references for an indigenous amazonian population

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 16-30

  Urlacher, Samuel S ^a   Blackwell, Aaron D ^b   Liebert, Melissa A ^c   Madimenos, Felicia C ^d   Cepon Robins, Tara J ^c   Gildner, Theresa E ^c   Snodgrass, J Josh ^c   Sugiyama, Lawrence S ^b,c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; ECUADOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECUADOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84953639260     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22747     Document Type: Article

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