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Research

Arm-associated measurements as estimates of true height in black and white young adults of both genders: an exploratory study, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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Pages 122-126 | Received 10 Dec 2015, Accepted 09 Apr 2016, Published online: 11 Jul 2016

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