Height, frailty, and the standard of living: Modelling the effects of diet and disease on declining mortality and increasing height

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• Publication year

  2004

• Venue

  Population studies

• Publication date

  2004-11-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1080/0032472042000272339PMID 15513283
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