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European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2014) 68, 534
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BOOK REVIEW
Auxology: studying human growth and development
Edited by M HermanussenSchweizerbart Science Publishers, Stuttgart, Germany, 2013. ISBN 978-3-510-65278-5; 324 pp
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2014) 68, 534; doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2014.4
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When I was rst asked to review the book Auxology: Studying Human Growth and Development, I was curious about how the authors would dene their scope and focus. They begin with a historical perspective on page 1, dening the term Auxology from I let grow in Greek and describing the eld of Auxology as the science of somatic growth and development. They continue from the historical perspective to give the full, broad, scope of researchers who study human growth. As such, the book is written by a diverse and eminent team including a broad spectrum of expertise, including...