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Adult stature, body proportions and age at menarche in the United States National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES) III

Matthew H. McIntyreDepartment of Anthropology, University of Central Florida, 309 Howard Phillips Hall, 4000 Central Florida Blvd., Orlando, FL 32816, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 716-720 | Received 03 May 2011, Accepted 09 Aug 2011, Published online: 14 Sep 2011

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