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The relative strength of weight and length at birth in contrast to social factors as determinants of height at 18 years in Brazil

L. S. B. Haeffner Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Santa Maria, Rio Grande Sul, Brazil
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M. A. Barbieri Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Santa Maria, Rio Grande Sul, Brazil
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R. J. Rona Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Santa Maria, Rio Grande Sul, Brazil
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H. Bettiol Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Santa Maria, Rio Grande Sul, Brazil
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A. A. M. Silva Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Santa Maria, Rio Grande Sul, Brazil
Pages 627-640 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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