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. 2013 Aug;42(4):944-5.

doi: 10.1093/ije/dyt069.

Commentary: Height and Mendel's theory: the long and the short of it

Peter M Visscher¹

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PMID: 24062285
PMCID: PMC3780996
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyt069

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Commentary: Height and Mendel's theory: the long and the short of it

Peter M Visscher. Int J Epidemiol. 2013 Aug.

. 2013 Aug;42(4):944-5.

doi: 10.1093/ije/dyt069.

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Peter M Visscher¹

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¹ The Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia. peter.visscher@uq.edu.au.

PMID: 24062285
PMCID: PMC3780996
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyt069

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