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Annals of Human Biology Volume 47, 2020 - Issue 2: Cohort methods and applications in human biology
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Tanner’s tempo of growth in adolescence: recent SITAR insights with the Harpenden Growth Study and ALSPAC

T. J. ColeDepartment of Population, Policy and Practice Research and Teaching, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 181-198 | Received 19 Sep 2019, Accepted 16 Dec 2019, Published online: 20 May 2020

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