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From the Tallest to (One of) the Fattest: The Enigmatic Fate of the American Population in the 20th Century

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2015 · 270 citations · 34 references

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Social SciencesDemographySocial DemographySocial Determinants Of HealthSocial InequalityEuropean Welfare StatesHealth DisparitiesHuman HealthInequalitySocioeconomic Determinants Of HealthSocioeconomic Determinants Of ObesityComparative Welfare StatesEthnic Differences In ObesityLife Course Health InequalitiesObesity DisparitiesPer Capita IncomePopulation Health InequalityStature VariationWestern European Welfare State

Abstract

Comments by Bernard Harris, Mike Murphy and David Weil on an earlier version of this paper are greatly appreciated. Possible remaining errors are those of the authors.

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