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Meredith, Howard V. – Child Develop, 1970
Infants living in various geographic locations are found to differ as much as 9 pounds in average body weight, 5.5 inches in average body length, and 2.5 inches in average chest circumference. (Author/WY)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Infants, Physical Development
Peer reviewedMeredith, Howard V.; Spurgeon, John H. – Child Development, 1976
From original data at age 13 years on 386 North American females, statistics are presented for 10 somatic variables. Findings are compared with those of other studies. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Blacks, Body Height, Body Weight, Elementary Education
Meredith, Howard V. – 1977
This booklet pertains to the size and the form of the human body in infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Historic and current information is presented for individuals in population groups of the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Pacific. Differences in size and growth patterns between urban and rural individuals of the same racial…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Order, Body Height, Body Weight
