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Origins of differences in hemoglobin concentration between Himalayan and Andean populations
(Elsevier, 1988-04)
Mean hemoglobin concentration of 3511 adult males derived from 19 studies of Andean male permanent residents and 10 studies of Himalayan male permanent residents were compared with reference to partial pressure of inspired ...
Relationship of serum cholesterol and truncal body fat distribution among Mexican Americans is accentuated by obesity
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 1994)
The relationship of body fat distribution to serum cholesterol levels was evaluated in a sample of 3,040 Mexican Americans 18–74 years of age from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES) conducted ...
The education of one spouse and the fatness of the other spouse
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 1989)
As shown in 702 wives with 9–12 years of education and 612 husbands similarly educated, the summed skinfolds of one spouse are influenced by the educational level of the other spouse, considerably so for the husbands. Women ...
Meinhard Robinow: An appreciation
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 1995-10-23)
No Abstract.
Diet and health: Implications for reducing chronic disease risk. Committee on Diet and Health, National Research Council, xiv + 768 pp. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. 1989, $49.95 (cloth)
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 1990)
No Abstract.
Reduction in birth weight associated with smoking among young and older-age women
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 1990)
This study examined the combined effects of maternal smoking and maternal age on birth weight. A sample of 1,851 white, full-term infants (37 to 42 weeks) born to primiparous mothers ranging in age from 18 to 41 years was ...
How to measure reproductive success?
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2003-05)
To date there have been few empirical comparisons between alternative methods for measuring reproductive success (RS). We consider the pros and cons of alternative measures of RS to provide guidance for the design of field ...
The chronology of adipose tissue appearance and distribution in the human fetus
(Elsevier, 1984-09)
Timing of first appearance and subsequent distribution of adipose tissue were assessed in 488 normal-for-age human fetuses. The sample represented each of the three trimesters of normal pregnancies. Light microscopy showed ...
Greater female communalities in prenatal hand and dental development
(Elsevier, 1974-06)
As shown in 15 male and 17 female developmentally-normal, 6-9 week (15-47 mm crown-rump length) embryos, intercorrelations (communalities) involving both mesial and distal deciduous teeth and proximal and distal segments ...