Growth Studies in Jena, Germany: Changes in Body Size and Subcutaneous Fat Distribution between 1975 and 1995

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 579-587

  Kromeyer Hauschild, Katrin ^a   Jaeger, U ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

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EID: 0000138357     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6300(1998)10:5<579::AID-AJHB4>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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