Symposia Biologica Hungarica 20. - Growth and Development. Physique (1977)
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT * PHYSIQUE Symposia Biologica Hungarica 20 Edited by O. G. EIBEN The Symposium, organized in Balatonfüred by the Department of Anthropology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest dealt with the problems of growth and development, as well as with the variations of physique. The present volume contains the papers of research workers from eighteen countries from all over the world. The first section discusses the genetic and environmental factors influencing growth processes. Thus, papers analyze the effect in growth and development and maturity of climatic, socioeconomical, nutritional, and other factors, intrauterine growth, and the maturation of girls (age at menarche), as well as the phenomenon of secular trend and the so-called “acceleration” of growth. Some papers give a view about growth studies made in different countries, others deal with the clinical and/or physical educational aspects of these investigations. The second section of this book presents papers analyzing the variations of physique. Besides the two main methods: somato typing and factor analysis, there are studies connected with clinical and/or physical educational applications, as well as studies on body composition. The present volume gives a good summary on modem results concerning these two fields of human biology. AKADÉMIAI KIADÓ Publishing House of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences BUDAPEST ISBN 963 05 1355 2