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Human Biological Survey

Narrowing urban–suburban rural disparities in physical growth among children in China: findings from the 5th national survey in 2015

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Pages 636-641 | Received 17 May 2017, Accepted 05 Jul 2017, Published online: 13 Oct 2017

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