How have Europeans grown so tall?
By A Mystery Man Writer
Description
The last century has seen dramatic improvements in the health of Europeans. Young adult males are about 11 centimetres taller than their counterparts were a century ago. This column examines and explains the remarkable long-run trends in the average height of Europeans.
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Heights by age and social status
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The urban–rural height gap: evidence from late nineteenth-century Catalonia
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