Why Are Mexican American Boys So Much Taller Now?
Using NHANES data we find that the difference in average height between non-Hispanic White and Mexican American boys of ages 2-14 years has decreased 1.7cm on average during the last quarter of the twentieth century in the United States. Our hypothesis is that the narrowing of the height gap is rela...
Main Authors: | Delajara, Marcelo, Rodriguez-Segura, Melissa |
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Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | EN |
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2012
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5627 |
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