Trends in body size, diet and food availability in the Cook Islands in the second half of the 20th century
The body size of adult Cook Islanders on Rarotonga for the years 1952, 1966 and 1996 has been increasing. The rate of increase in stature of women aged 20-39 years was 0.5 cm per decade across the period 1952-1966, and 0.8 cm per decade for the period 1966-1996. The rate of increase of weight in the...
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Elsevier
2003
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