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Original Article

A new method of deriving velocity and acceleration curves for height from the kernel estimation of distance

H. Pan Department of Mathematics and Biostatistics, Shanghai Second Medical University, P.R. China
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S.G. Ratcliffe MRC Human Genetics Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh; Department of Growth and Development, Institute of Child Health, University of London
Pages 303-316 | Received 26 Jan 1991, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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