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The impact of a public-health intervention on sex differentials in childhood mortality in rural Punjab, India
Pebley, Anne R; Amin, Sajeda - 1991
one and three years. We conclude that these effects for boys and girls cannot be attributed to problems associated with … earlier research, girls with surviving older sisters had higher mortality rates after their first month of life. Contrary to … earlier research, however, boys with surviving older brothers also have higher mortality rates, at least between the ages of …
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Houston Street Looking North in Ft. Worth, Texas c. 1907
Smith Photo Co.
Photograph of Houston Street looking North in Ft. Worth, Texas. In the center of the street is a boy riding a bicycle between trolley tracks towards trolleys and horse-drawn buggies. On either side of the street are tall buildings with signs such as, "Lyric Theatre", "A.J. Anderson Co Gun Store"...
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Hubungan Harga Diri dengan Kemampuan Aktualisasi Diri Remaja Putri dengan Obesitas di SMA Negeri 1 Sei Bingai
Ginting, Melati Ramadani Br - 2011
Girls with obesity tend to have low-self esteem than who have the ideal body so their ability to self … correlation of self esteem and ability to self-actualization for obesity girls at SMA Negeri 1 Sei Bingai. The research design was …-actualization ability questionnaire of obesity girls in SMA Negeri 1 Sei Bingai. Then the processed data obtain by using descriptive …
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Why Is the Obesity Rate So Low in Japan and High in the U.S.? Some Possible Economic Explanations
Senauer, Benjamin; Gemma, Masahiko - 2006
More than one billion adults are overweight worldwide, and more than 300 million of them clinically obese, raising the risk of many serious diseases. Only 3.6 percent of Japanese have a body mass index (BMI) over 30, which is the international standard for obesity, whereas 32.0 percent of...
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An Economic Analysis of the Impact of Food Prices and Other Factors on Adult Lifestyles: Choices of Physical Activity and Healthy Weight
Chen, Yanni; Huffman, Wallace E. - 2009
This paper examines women’s and men’s decisions to participate in physical activity and to attain a healthy weight. These outcomes are hypothesized to be related to prices of food, drink and health care services and products, the respondent’s personal characteristics (such as education,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009444707
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An Economic Analysis of the Impact of Food Prices and Other Factors on Adult Lifestyles: Choices of Physical Activity and Healthy Weight
Chen, Yanni; Huffman, Wallace E. - 2009
This paper examines women’s and men’s decisions to participate in physical activity and to attain a healthy weight. These outcomes are hypothesized to be related to prices of food, drink and health care services and products, the respondent’s personal characteristics (such as education,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009444760