Early life linear growth but not weight gain, impacts adult human capital
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Associations of Linear Growth and Relative Weight Gain in Early Life with Human Capital at 30 Years of Age
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0022-3476
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.01.009