The Relation between Stature and Parental Birth Place
SUMMARY The relation between stature and parental birth-place was studied in samples of Swedish conscripts from three different geographical areas. In North Sweden conscripts with both parents born in the same parish have a significantly lower average stature than conscripts with parents born in dif...
| Published in: | Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1962
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1120962300020436 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S1120962300020436 |
| Summary: | SUMMARY The relation between stature and parental birth-place was studied in samples of Swedish conscripts from three different geographical areas. In North Sweden conscripts with both parents born in the same parish have a significantly lower average stature than conscripts with parents born in different parishes. In Central Sweden the reversed picture was found and in South Sweden no significant difference was found. |
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