Changes in somatotype during growth in Chinese youth 7-18 years of age

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 347-359

  Ji, Cheng Ye ^a   Ohsawa, Seiji ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b OTSUMA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 2842576067     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6300(1996)8:3<347::AID-AJHB6>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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