Long bone growth velocity in the Libben population
β Scribed by C. Owen Lovejoy; Katherine F. Russell; Mary L. Harrison
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 623 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1042-0533
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