Age changes in some somatometric characters of the Assamese Muslims of Kamrup district, Assam

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 203-217

  Begum, Gulrukh ^a   Choudhury, B ^b  

^a DIBRUGARH UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b GAUHATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

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EID: 0033134974     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/030144699282714     Document Type: Article

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