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No strong association between second to fourth digit ratio (2D:4D) and adult anthropometric measures with emphasis on adiposity

David C. MullerCorrespondence[email protected]
,
John T. ManningDepartment of Psychology, University of Swansea, Swansea, UK
,
John L. HopperCentre for MEGA Epidemiology, The University of Melbourne, Australia
,
Dallas R. English
,
Graham G. Giles
&
Gianluca Severi
Pages 201-204 | Received 24 Jul 2012, Accepted 07 Nov 2012, Published online: 17 Dec 2012

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