Bioarchaeological evidence for the basis of small adult stature in Southern Africa growth, mortality, and small stature

Current Anthropology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 449-461

  Pfeiffer, Susan ^a   Harrington, Lesley ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79958072841     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/659452     Document Type: Article

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