Postmenarche growth: cohort study among indigenous and non-indigenous Chilean adolescents
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Postmenarche growth: cohort study among indigenous and non-indigenous Chilean adolescents
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1389-y