Height of nations: a socioeconomic analysis of cohort differences and patterns among women in 54 low- to middle-income countries.
Adult height is a useful biological measure of long term population health and well being. We examined the cohort differences and socioeconomic patterning in adult height in low- to middle-income countries.We analyzed cross-sectional, representative samples of 364,538 women aged 25-49 years drawn fr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-04-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3080396?pdf=render |