A century of trends in adult human height

A century of trends in adult human height

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Being taller is associated with enhanced longevity, and higher education and earnings. We reanalysed 1472 population-based studies, with measurement of height on more than 18.6 million participants to estimate mean height for people born between 1896 and 1996 in 200 countries. The largest gain in ad...

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Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2016
Subjects:
BODY-MASS INDEX
CANCER INCIDENCE
CHILD UNDERNUTRITION
COUNTRIES
GROWTH
HEALTH
POPULATION
SECULAR CHANGES
STATURE
WEIGHT
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