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Peer reviewedMalina, Robert M.; And Others – American Journal of Public Health, 1987
Changes in physical dimensions of a sample of lower socioeconomic Mexican American children, ages 6 through 17, from Brownsville, TX, were documented on the basis of surveys done in 1972 and 1983. Results suggest that these youth are similar in growth to other Mexican American youth, and confirm large proportion of relatively short but heavy…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Children, Mexican Americans, Physical Characteristics
