Age Differences in Somatotypes of Garhwali Males 17-60 Years of Age

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 285-290

  Gaur, Rajan ^a   Singh, Rakshak Pal ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

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EID: 1542574040     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6300(1997)9:3<285::aid-ajhb1>3.0.co;2-y     Document Type: Article

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