Genetic analysis of growth curve parameters of body weight, height and head circumference

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 299-312

  Livshits, Gregory ^a   Peter, I ^b   Vainder, M ^b   Hauspie, R ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034023591     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/030144600282181     Document Type: Article

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