Eco-archaeological regions in the Bolivian Amazon
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Human capital, wealth, and nutrition in the Bolivian Amazon.
We analyze anthropometric variables of a society of forager-horticulturalists in the Bolivian Amazon (Tsimane') in 2001-2002. Community variables (e.g., inequality, social capital) explain little of the variance in anthropometric indices of nutritional status, but individual-level variables (schooling, wealth) are positively correlated with nutritional status. Dietary quality (foods high in ani...
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عنوان ژورنال: Geographica Helvetica
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2194-8798
DOI: 10.5194/gh-66-173-2011