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Changes in body and head dimensions in urban Sardinian children (3-5 years) from 1986 to 2001

E. Sanna Dipartimento di Biologia Sperimentale, Sezione di Scienze Antropologiche, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, SS 554 (km 4.5), 09042 Monserrato (CA), Italy
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L. Palmas Dipartimento di Biologia Sperimentale, Sezione di Scienze Antropologiche, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, SS 554 (km 4.5), 09042 Monserrato (CA), Italy
Pages 295-303 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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