Adult height and childhood disease

Demography

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 647-669

  Bozzoli, Carlos ^a   Deaton, Angus ^b   Quintana Domeque, Climent ^c  

^a DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 74049114091     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/dem.0.0079     Document Type: Article

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