Physical growth of St. Lawrence Island Eskimos: Body size, proportion, and composition

• Published in: American Journal of Physical Anthropology
• Main Authors: Johnston, Francis E., Ensroth, Arthur E., Laughlin, William S., Harper, Albert B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1982
• Subjects: Bering Sea; Lawrence Island; eskimo*; St Lawrence Island
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.1330580407; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fajpa.1330580407; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ajpa.1330580407

Abstract Growth patterns of body size, proportion, and composition were analyzed in 57 male and 56 female Eskimos from St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea, ranging in age from 1.23 through 19.82 years. Age‐groups means for whites and blacks of the U.S. Health Examination Survey served as reference...