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Variability of height, weight and body mass index in a Swiss Armed Forces 2005 census

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2008
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Rühli, F. J., Henneberg, M., & Woitek, U. (2008). Variability of height, weight and body mass index in a Swiss Armed Forces 2005 census. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 137(4), 457–468. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.20889

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The influence of the environment and genetics on individual biological characteristics such as body mass and stature is well known. Many studies of these relationships have been based on conscript data. These studies often suffer from the fact that their data cover only a part of the population. Characterized by prosperity, democratic stability and enormous micro-regional cultural diversity, Switzerland is in the unique situation of offering data covering more than 80% of annual male birth cohorts. The aim of this study is to assess t

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137

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4

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457

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468

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Journal Article

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Anatomy, Anthropology

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Discipline-based scholarship (basic research)

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English

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2008

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2009-02-20

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0002-9483

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The attached file is a preprint (accepted version) of an article published in American Journal of Physical Anthropology 137(4):457-468.

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merlin-id:1815

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Rühli, F. J., Henneberg, M., & Woitek, U. (2008). Variability of height, weight and body mass index in a Swiss Armed Forces 2005 census. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 137(4), 457–468. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.20889

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