The African enigma: The mystery of tall African adults despite low national incomes revisited
African adult populations are remarkably tall for the low income levels that prevail at the country level. The average African woman is about 158.5 cm tall, whereas the low gross domestic product per capita would lead us to expect a mean height more similar to the shortest populations in the world,...
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Oxford University Press
2016
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148377 |
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