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Title: An Anthropometric History of the Postbellum US, 1847-1894

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2010

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Abstract: ...In the three essays presented here we draw on anthropometric data to better understand this crucial transition period. Nationwide data on US Army recruits permit us to pinpoint, for the first time, the trends, levels, and determinants of height in the general population1. To shed further light on height correlates, we supplement this broad military sample with data at three lower levels: county, city, and family...

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Authors: Zehetmayer, Matthias

Institution: Ludwig-Maximilians-UniversitM

Department: Department of Economics

Advisor: John Komlos

Degree: Doctor of Public Economics

Publisher Location: Munich, Germany

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Topics: Health, Poverty and Welfare

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