Are chronic diseases related to height? Results from the Portuguese National Health Interview Survey.

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• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  Economics and Human Biology

• Publication date

  2014-12-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Sociology

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  DOI 10.1016/j.ehb.2014.06.001PMID 25062533
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