Anthropometry and body composition of south Indian babies at birth
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Anthropometry and body composition of south Indian babies at birth.
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عنوان ژورنال: Public Health Nutrition
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1368-9800,1475-2727
DOI: 10.1017/phn2006943