The thrifty phenotype hypothesis revisited
✍ Scribed by Vaag, A. A.; Grunnet, L. G.; Arora, G. P.; Brøns, C.
- Book ID
- 113017866
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 154 KB
- Volume
- 55
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0012-186X
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