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Anthropometric asymmetry in chronically undernourished children from Southern Mexico

B. B. Little Tarleton State University, Stephenville, Texas, USA
,
P. H. Buschang Baylor University Dental School, Dallas, Texas, USA
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R. M. Malina Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
Pages 526-537 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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