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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
Malina, Robert M.; And Others – Research Quarterly of the AAHPER, 1970
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Blacks, Body Height, Body Weight
Download full textMalina, Robert M.; And Others – 1974
The fifth in a series of reports presenting analyses and discussions of data on height, weight, and 28 other body measurements taken from a probability sample of noninstitutionalized children in the United States aged 6-11 years, this document compares the growth patterns of white and Negro children for 20 body measurements. Emphasis is placed on…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Black Youth, Body Height, Body Weight
