How boys grow determines how long they live.

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Published in Am J Hum Biol on March 29, 2011

Authors

David J P Barker1, Eero Kajantie, Clive Osmond, Kent L Thornburg, Johan G Eriksson

Author Affiliations

1: MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, United Kingdom. djpbarker@gmail.com

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