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International Journal of Circumpolar Health Volume 63, 2004 - Issue sup2
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Body proportions in healthy adult Inuit in East Greenland in 1963

Stig AndersenDepartment of Medicine, Queen Ingrids Hospital, Nuuk, Greenland;Department of Endocrinology and Medicine, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected] Fundings: Greenland Homerule.
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Gert MulvadPrimary Health Care Clinic, Nuuk, Greenland.
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Henning Sloth PedersenPrimary Health Care Clinic, Nuuk, Greenland.
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Peter LaurbergDepartment of Endocrinology and Medicine, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
Pages 73-76 | Published online: 01 Sep 2004

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