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Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Background to the study of humangrowth; 2. Basic principles of human growth; 3. The evolution of humangrowth; 4. Evolution of the human life cycle; 5. Growth variation in livinghuman populations; 6. Environmental factors influencing growth; 7. Geneticand endocrine regulation of human growth; 8. A biocultural view of humangrowth; Glossary; References; Index.