Physical growth and nutritional status of Tsimane's Amerindian children of lowland Bolivia
This study examines patterns of growth and nutritional status of indigenous Tsimane' children under 9 years of age (n = 199 boys and 210 girls), based on a cross‐sectional sample from 58 villages from the Beni Deparment of lowland Bolivia. Compared with US children, Tsimane' children are quite short...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Wiley
2005
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/172306 |
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