Early childhood growth of Chachi Amerindians and Afro-Ecuadorians in northwest Ecuador

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-53

  Stinson, Sara ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 0004569807     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6300(1996)8:1<43::AID-AJHB4>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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