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Science 27 March 1964:
Vol. 143. no. 3613, pp. 1439 - 1440
DOI: 10.1126/science.143.3613.1439
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Compact Bone in Chinese and Japanese

Stanley M. Garn 1, Eleanor M. Pao 1, and Michal E. Rihl 1

1 Department of Growth and Genetics, Fels Research Institute, Yellow Springs, Ohio

Measurements in vivo of compact bone in individuals of Chinese and Japanese ancestry, whether American-born or born abroad, show them to have less compact bone per unit length than Americans of European ancestry.


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