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Differences between populations in body shape of children and adolescents

✍ Scribed by Phyllis B. Eveleth

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1978
Tongue: English
Weight: 599 KB
Volume: 49
Category: Article
ISSN: 0002-9483
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.1330490310

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