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Differences in stature and cortical thickness among highland Quechua Indian boys
- Source :
- The American journal of clinical nutrition. 23(4)
- Publication Year :
- 1970
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Abstract
- into three major ecological zones: coastal, highland, and jungle. Climate, vegetation, cultural traits, subsistence pattern, and population composition are different in each zone. The highland region is characterized by relatively cold climate and a predominance of native or indigenous Q uechua population with less admixture than those living in the coastal and jungle areas. Within the highland region, there is also large ecological diversity. The mountainous topography and its great differences in altitude over short distances permit the development of significant differences in terms of climate, culture, and subsistence pattern. At altitudes between 2,000 and 3,500 m (ca. 6,600 and 11,500 ft) the subsistence pattern is based primarily upon agriculture of maize
- Subjects :
- Male
Adolescent
Population
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Indigenous
Altitude
Peru
Jungle
Humans
Ecosystem diversity
education
Child
education.field_of_study
Nutrition and Dietetics
Bone Development
business.industry
Ecology
Indians, South American
Age Factors
Subsistence agriculture
Vegetation
Hand
Adaptation, Physiological
Body Height
Radiography
Geography
Agriculture
Metacarpus
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00029165
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The American journal of clinical nutrition
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....70c9a946767a429bca317e095397c27f