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RECENT statements regarding physical anthropology are full of interest, but they omit the practical issue, which is the definition of a standard. During 1917–18, I was a medical officer employed in Egypt to assess the physical and mental capacity of soldiers, and decide who should be put into front line service and who should be employed in supporting services and in what capacity.
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BARRETT, J. Scope and Limitations of Physical Anthropology. Nature 145, 261 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/145261a0
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