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Original Article

Morphological growth and thorax dimensions among Tibetan compared to Han children, adolescents and young adults born and raised at high altitude

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Pages 292-310 | Received 09 Dec 2002, Accepted 07 Jan 2004, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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