Comparison of the 2005 growth charts for Saudi children and adolescents to the 2000 CDC growth charts
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Growth charts for Saudi children and adolescents.
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Saudi Medicine
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0256-4947
DOI: 10.4103/0256-4947.51688