Standards for Children's Height at Age 2 to 9 years allowing for height of Parents
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Age at maximum growth spurt in body height for Saudi school children aged 9-18 years.
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1970
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.45.244.819-b