The Nutritional Status of French Students

Examines the Physical Stature of The elite students attending the École Polytechnique military academy in the Early Nineteenth century. Concludes that their height was some 7 cm greater than that of average French youth their age.

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Authors:	Komlos, John
Institutions:	Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Subject:	height \| nutrition \| France \| 19th Century

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Series:	Articles by John Komlos.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Data has been deposited in ICPSR data archive, no. 06800. published in Journal of Interdisciplinary History, 1994, 24, 493-508
Classification:	I12 - Health Production: Nutrition, Mortality, Morbidity, Substance Abuse and Addiction, Disability, and Economic Behavior ; N33 - Europe: Pre-1913
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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