Morphometric traits predict educational attainment independently of socioeconomic background
Abstract Background Aim of this study is to describe the relationship between anthropometric traits and educational attainment among Estonian schoolchildren born between 1937 and 1962. We asked whether height, cranial volume and face width (a testosterone-dependent trait), measured in childhood pred...
Main Authors: | Markus Valge, Richard Meitern, Peeter Hõrak |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-12-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-8072-7 |
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