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The Effect of Rainfall During Gestation and Early Childhood on Adult Height in a Foraging and Horticultural Society of the Bolivian Amazon.
- Source :
- American Journal of Human Biology; Jan/Feb2008, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p23-34, 12p, 2 Charts, 2 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- The article reports on the results of a study of the effect of rainfall during gestation and early childhood on adult height in a foraging and horticultural society of the Bolivian Amazon. A description of the experimental set-up and measurement method is presented. The study showed that rainfall amount and variability during gestation and birth year bore weak associations with adult height.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10420533
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- American Journal of Human Biology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28055803
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.20679