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Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis in 5–10-year-old Bengalee girls from Calcutta, India

Arnab Ghosh Department of Anthropology, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 364-369 | Received 26 Sep 2003, Accepted 09 Jan 2004, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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