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" Human physical growth and maturation : "
edited by Francis E. Johnston, Alex F. Roche, and Charles Susanne.
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723833
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b543549
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edited by Francis E. Johnston, Alex F. Roche, and Charles Susanne.
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Human physical growth and maturation : : methodologies and factors\ edited by Francis E. Johnston, Alex F. Roche, and Charles Susanne.
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New York: Plenum Press, ©1980.
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NATO advanced study institutes series, ser. A, Life sciences ; v. 30.
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(xii, 364 pages) : graphs.
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1468469940
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: 1468469967
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: 9781468469943
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: 9781468469967
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Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Human Physical Growth and Maturation: Methodologies and Factors, held at the SOGESTA Conference Centre, Italy, May 28-June 7, 1979.
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I. Methodology.- Research Design and Sample Selection In Studies of Growth and Development.- Surveys of Physical Growth and Maturation.- The Measurement of Body Composition.- The Measurement of Skeletal Maturation.- Dental Development: A Measure of Physical Maturation.- General Statistical Considerations in Analysis.- Quantitative Genetic Analysis of Variation in Adult Stature: The Contribution of Path Analysis.- II. Growth and Ageing.- Postnatal Growth of Preterm and Full-term Infants.- Adolescent Growth.- Prediction.- Abnormal Growth.- Ageing, Continuous Changes of Adulthood.- III. Factors.- Developmental Genetics of Man.- Methodology of Twin Studies: General Introduction.- Statistical Problems of Fitting Individual Growth Curves.- Nutrition and Growth.- Physical Activity, Growth, and Functional Capacity.- Socioeconomic Differences in Growth Patterns.- Psychosocial Factors in Human Growth: Deprivation and Failure to Thrive.
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Aging -- Congresses.
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Human growth -- Congresses.
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Maturation (Psychology) -- Congresses.
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QP84.E358 1980
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Alex F Roche
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Charles Susanne
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Francis E Johnston
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