The Stature and Body Mass of Mexicans in the Nineteenth-Century United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4009748 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Scott Alan Carson (0000-0002-1512-065X, GTx (United States), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 211-232 |
| Publication date | 2008-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Interdisciplinary History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1953 • E-ISSN: 1530-9169 |
| Publisher | MIT Press - Journals (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1162/jinh.2008.39.2.211 |
| OpenAlex | W1965351397 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 15 |
Data taken from nineteenth-century American prison records reveal that the statures of Mexicans born in Mexico declined, whereas the statures of Mexicans born in the United States increased. The body mass indexes of both Mexicans born in Mexico and in the United States, however, remained approximately constant throughout the nineteenth century. The evidence suggests that even though the two groups shared a common background, their biological living conditions differed markedly
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| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2019 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |