Body size, body proportions, and mobility in the Tyrolean "Iceman".

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• Publication year

  2006

• Venue

  Journal of Human Evolution

• Publication date

  2006-07-01

• Fields of study

  Geography, Medicine, History

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1016/J.JHEVOL.2006.02.001PMID 16549104
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