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The prediction of height by armspan in older Chinese people

T. Kwok Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
,
E. Lau Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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J. Woo Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Pages 649-656 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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