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Human Biological Survey

The growth of Portuguese and Cape Verdean infants aged 0–1 year living in Greater Lisbon, Portugal in 1993–1996

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Pages 315-321 | Received 22 Mar 2012, Accepted 30 May 2012, Published online: 29 Jun 2012

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