Open AccessThe average height of 18- and 19-year-old conscripts (N=458,322) in Switzerland from 1992 to 2009, and the secular height trend since 1878
Author(s) -
Kaspar Staub,
Frank Rühli,
Ulrich Woitek,
C Pfister
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
schweizerische medizinische wochenschrift
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0036-7672
DOI - 10.4414/smw.2011.13238
Subject(s) - secular variation , medicine , demography , context (archaeology) , population , geography , environmental health , archaeology , sociology
While the increase in average height among Swiss conscripts (representative 90% of the male Swiss population) since the 19th century is usually attributed to improvements in living conditions, all of the factors contributing to the recent slowdown have yet to be identified
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