Mathematical models of growth in stature throughout childhood

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 101-115

  Ledford, A W ^a   Cole, T J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHILD; GROWTH; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; CHILD; GROWTH; HUMANS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL;

EID: 0032015025     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014469800005482     Document Type: Article

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