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Sex and ethnic differences in the waist circumference of 5-year-old children: Findings from the Millennium Cohort Study

L. J. GriffithsMRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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C. DezateuxMRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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T. J. ColeMRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK
Pages e196-198 | Received 16 Mar 2010, Published online: 15 Nov 2010

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