Familial Resemblance in Height and Weight in an Endogamous Mahisya Caste Population of Rural West Bengal

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 7-9

  Dasgupta, Indrajit ^a   Dasgupta, Parasmani ^a   Daschaudhuri, Asit Baran ^b  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

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STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 187;

EID: 0001998772     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6300(1997)9:1<7::aid-ajhb2>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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