Heights of Men and Women in 19th-Century Bavaria: Economic, Nutritional, and Disease Influences

We analyze heights of men and women who were imprisoned in 19th-century Bavaria. Heights were not significantly correlated by sex over time. Both men and women grew taller in milk- and potato-producing regions. Women's heights were significantly reduced by the 1840s potato crisis, tuberculosis...

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Veröffentlicht in:Explorations in economic history 2000-10, Vol.37 (4), p.351-369
Hauptverfasser: Baten, Jörg, Murray, John E.
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