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Genetic and environmental sources on familial transmission in Basque families. II. Stature, weight and body mass index

I. Salces Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, Spain
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E. Rebato Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, Spain
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J. L. Slachmuylder Vrije Universiteit Brussels (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
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M. Vercauteren Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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J. Rosique Universidad de Antioquia (UDEA), Medellin, Colombia
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C. Susanne Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, Spain
Pages 176-190 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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