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The Importance of the National Cooperative Growth Study (NCGS)

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Deciphering Growth

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Hintz, R.L. (2005). The Importance of the National Cooperative Growth Study (NCGS). In: Carel, JC., Kelly, P.A., Christen, Y. (eds) Deciphering Growth. Research and Perspectives in Endocrine Interactions. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28902-X_11

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