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Differences in the physical growth of US-born black and white children and adolescents ages 2–19, born 1942–2002

John Komlos Department of Economics, University of Munich, Ludwigstr. 33/IV, 80539 Munich, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ariane Breitfelder Department of Economics, University of Munich, Ludwigstr. 33/IV, 80539 Munich, Germany
Pages 11-21 | Received 11 Apr 2007, Accepted 12 Oct 2007, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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