A cross-sectional growth study of trunk and limb segments of the Bengali boys of Calcutta

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 363-369

  Dasgupta, P ^a   Das, S R ^b  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Indian Statistical Institute ^*  (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GROWTH; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; SOCIOECONOMICS; THORAX;

ADOLESCENT; ARM; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GROWTH; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; THORAX;

EID: 0031179446     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014469700005112     Document Type: Article

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