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Growth Measurements and the Biological Interpretation of Mammalian Growth

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STEPHENSON, S. Growth Measurements and the Biological Interpretation of Mammalian Growth. Nature 196, 1070–1074 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/1961070a0

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