Environmental Influences on Young Adult Male Height. A Comparison of Town and Countryside in the Netherlands, 1815-1900

The first phase of industrialization has often been associated with decreasing standards of living for workers, and early industrial towns and cities gained bad reputations. One of the best indicators for living conditions in early life is young adult height, and the literature has often pointed at...

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Main Authors: Jan Kok, Erik Beekink, David Bijsterbosch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Instititute of Social History 2017-09-01
Series:Historical Life Course Studies
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Online Access:https://www.openjournals.nl/index.php/hlcs/article/view/9330