Anthropometric Determinants of Risk Factors in an African American Population

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 249-258

  Kim, Kyung Sook ^a   Robbins, David ^b   Turner, Maria ^a   Adams Campbell, Lucile L ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b Medlantic Research Institute   (United States)

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EID: 0343158803     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6300(1998)10:2<249::aid-ajhb10>3.0.co;2-8     Document Type: Article

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