A century of trends in adult human height
A century of trends in adult human height
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England: eLife Science Publications, Ltd
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England: eLife Science Publications, Ltd
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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 adult height over the past century has occurred in S...
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A century of trends in adult human height
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_1ee5541af1db42b190127b46a1267285
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_1ee5541af1db42b190127b46a1267285
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2050-084X
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2050-084X
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10.7554/eLife.13410
