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 |
| Published: |
2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5627 |
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