Cross-sectional Survey of Growth of Urban and Rural "Cape Coloured" Schoolchildren: Anthropometry and Functional Tests

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 73-85

  Henneberg, M ^a,c   Louw, G J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

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EID: 0001778410     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6300(1998)10:1<73::aid-ajhb9>3.0.co;2-d     Document Type: Article

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