A brief history of the study of human growth dynamics

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 175-184

  Wales, J K H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY HEIGHT; GROWTH; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; REVIEW;

BODY HEIGHT; GROWTH; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES;

EID: 0032015026     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014469800005552     Document Type: Article

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