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Genetic and Environmental Factors during the Growth Period pp 209–219Cite as

Auxological Epidemiology and the Determination of the Effects of Noise on Health

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Many scientists recognize that the pattern of human physical growth and development constitutes a sensitive response to environmental conditions (Colucci et al., 1973; Johnston and Schell, 1979; Tanner, 1978). Humanists may approach the phenomena of growth and development differently, emphasizing how widespread among the world’s societies and cultures is the high value placed on the health of children. The scientific and humanistic approaches may be unified when physical growth and development is taken as a primary measure of community health and of the quality of the environment for human habitation. This use of auxological data and research may be called a type of auxological epidemiology.

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  1. Department of Anthropology, State University of New York at Albany, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York, 12222, USA

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Schell, L.M. (1984). Auxological Epidemiology and the Determination of the Effects of Noise on Health. In: Susanne, C. (eds) Genetic and Environmental Factors during the Growth Period. NATO ASI Series, vol 70. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1185-0_14

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