The thrifty genotype hypothesis
β Scribed by Colagiuri, S.; Allen, J.S.; Brand Miller, J.C.; Cheer, S.M.
- Book ID
- 101219874
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 88 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0742-3071
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