Height, weight, and growth of Alaskan Eskimos.

Description:

The height and weight of Eskimos at birth is indistinguishable from that of North American whites. A persistently slower rate of growth which is evident soon after birth accounts for the short stature of adult Eskimos. The average height of Eskimo children after 6 months of age approximates the fifth percentile of white children. The ratio of weight to height is consistently higher in Eskimo children than in whites.

People:

Eskimo

Location Description:

Alaska AK

Protocol:

UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Public Access

Community:

UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center

Category:

Miscellaneous

Original Date:

1967

Creator:

Heller Ca, Scott EM, Hammes LM.

Rights:

Records indicate that the UNM Health Sciences Library owns a copy of this item, but there may be a need to clear rights with a copyright holder prior to sharing with the public.

Source:

American Journal of Diseases of Children, Mar;113(3):338-44

Identifier:

9905862

Subject:

Adolescent, Body Height, Body Weight, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Growth, Humans, Infant, Inuits, Male

Type:

Journal Article