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The trend of BMI values by centiles of US adults, birth cohorts 1882 - 1986
Komlos, John; Brabec, Marek - 2010
Trends in BMI values are estimated by centiles of the US adult population by birth cohorts 1886-1986 stratified by ethnicity. The highest centile increased by some 18 to 22 units in the course of the century while the lowest ones increased by merely 1 to 3 units. Hence, the BMI distribution...
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The trend of BMI values among US adults
Komlos, John; Brabec, Marek - 2010
Background: The trend in the BMI values of the US population has not been estimated accurately because time series data are unavailable and because the focus has been on calculating period effects. Object: To estimate the trend and rate of change of BMI values by birth cohorts stratified by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272762
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Agricultural seasonality and the organization of manufacturing in early industrial economies : the contrast between England and the United States
Sokoloff, Kenneth L. - In: The journal of economic history 57 (1997) 2, pp. 288-321
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The trend of mean BMI values of US adults, birth cohorts 1882 - 1986 indicates that the obesity epidemic began earlier than hitherto thought
Komlos, John; Brabec, Marek - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003960592
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The trend of BMI values by centiles of US adults, birth cohorts 1882 - 1986
Komlos, John; Brabec, Marek - 2010
Trends in BMI values are estimated by centiles of the US adult population by birth cohorts 1886-1986 stratified by ethnicity. The highest centile increased by some 18 to 22 units in the course of the century while the lowest ones increased by merely 1 to 3 units. Hence, the BMI distribution...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003994174
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The trend of BMI values of US adults by deciles, birth cohorts 1882 - 1986 stratified by gender and ethnicity
Komlos, John; Brabec, Marek - In: Economics and human biology 9 (2011) 3, pp. 234-250
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The trend of BMI values of US adults by centiles, birth cohorts 1882 - 1986
Komlos, John; Brabec, Marek - 2010
"The NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health provides summaries of publications like this. You can sign up to receive the NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health by email. Trends in BMI values are estimated by centiles of the US adult population by birth cohorts 1886-1986 stratified by ethnicity. The...
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Agricultural Seasonality and the Organization of Manufacturing During Early Industrialization : The Contrast Between Britain and the United States
Sokoloff, Kenneth L. - 1991
The United States differed dramatically from Britain in the way manufacturing was organized during early industrialization. Even before widespread mechanization, American production was almost exclusively from centralized plants, whereas the British and other European economies were...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012475168
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The Trend of BMI Values of US Adults by Centiles, birth cohorts 1882-1986
Komlos, John - 2010
Trends in BMI values are estimated by centiles of the US adult population by birth cohorts 1886-1986 stratified by ethnicity. The highest centile increased by some 18 to 22 units in the course of the century while the lowest ones increased by merely 1 to 3 units. Hence, the BMI distribution...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012462403
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The Trend of Mean BMI Values of US Adults, Birth Cohorts 1882-1986 Indicates that the Obesity Epidemic Began Earlier than Hitherto Thought
Komlos, John - 2010
The trend in the BMI values of the US population has not been estimated accurately because time series data are unavailable and because the focus has been on calculating period effects. In contrast to the prevailing strategies, we estimate the trend and rate of change of BMI values by birth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012462788