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Annales d'Endocrinologie, 2017
Human adult height has been increasing world-wide for a century and a half. The rate of increase depends on time and place of measurement. Final height appears to have reached a plateau in Northern European countries but it is still increasing in southern European countries as well as Japan.
FUDVOYE, Julie, Parent, Anne-Simone
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Human adult height has been increasing world-wide for a century and a half. The rate of increase depends on time and place of measurement. Final height appears to have reached a plateau in Northern European countries but it is still increasing in southern European countries as well as Japan.
FUDVOYE, Julie, Parent, Anne-Simone
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SECULAR TRENDS IN RISK PREMIUMS
The Journal of Finance, 1972THIS PAPER CONSIDERS how risk premiums on investments are likely to change over time. The analysis is based upon results derived by Sharpe, Lintner and others [2, 5, 6, 9, 11] for equilibrium in the market for risk assets. To simplify the analysis it is assumed all physical assets are owned by firms.
Litzenberger, Robert H, Budd, A P
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Secular Trends in demographic Parameters
Anthropologischer Anzeiger, 2004The aim of this paper is to describe the secular changes of selected demographic parameters and to investigate the possible causes for such changes as well as the biological relevance. We took into account the following parameters: population density, mean live expectancy, average age at marriage of until then unmarried persons, rate of live births ...
Uwe, Jaeger +2 more
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Secular trend of adhesive capsulitis
Arthritis Care & Research, 2011AbstractObjectiveAdhesive capsulitis (AC) is a painful shoulder disorder resulting in restrictions of daily activities. Given the recent increase in risk factors for AC, such as diabetes mellitus, research is needed to examine if the incidence of AC has also increased.
D, White +4 more
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Secular Trends in Pubertal Development
Hormone Research in Paediatrics, 2002<i>Objective:</i> To describe the secular trend in pubertal development in relation to the secular trend in height. <i>Methods:</i> Literature review of cross-sectional, longitudinal and twin studies. <i>Results:</i> Globally, there is a secular trend in adolescent growth for an increased mean final height at ...
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SECULAR TRENDS IN TWINNING RATES
Journal of Biosocial Science, 2006Based on national data from civil birth registration systems, this paper provides an overview of trends in the twinning birth rates in fifteen developed countries. Patterns and differentials in such rates across populations are described, and trends over time are given.
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2013
From the mid- to late 20th century, average birthweight increased in many countries, including the United States. However, more recent data now suggest that mean birthweight has begun to decline. The most recent US data indicate that in 2008, compared with 1990, about half as many babies were macrosomic at birth (≥5,000 g), whereas there was a 17 ...
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From the mid- to late 20th century, average birthweight increased in many countries, including the United States. However, more recent data now suggest that mean birthweight has begun to decline. The most recent US data indicate that in 2008, compared with 1990, about half as many babies were macrosomic at birth (≥5,000 g), whereas there was a 17 ...
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1992
Abstract Changes in the prevalence rate at birth of neural tube defects with time have been reported in almost all well-studied areas. These include long-term trends over 10 or more years and short-term changes over a few years. Seasonal variations are considered separately, in Chapter 7.
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Abstract Changes in the prevalence rate at birth of neural tube defects with time have been reported in almost all well-studied areas. These include long-term trends over 10 or more years and short-term changes over a few years. Seasonal variations are considered separately, in Chapter 7.
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Journal of Human Evolution, 1985
In the following paper the concept of secular trend is discussed. It is argued that secular processes should always be specified as to their direction. Such specification is not given in any of the current publications in which the term has been applied to changes in stature.
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In the following paper the concept of secular trend is discussed. It is argued that secular processes should always be specified as to their direction. Such specification is not given in any of the current publications in which the term has been applied to changes in stature.
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