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Last Updated: Wednesday, 11 June, 2003, 06:29 GMT 07:29 UK
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Chinese doctor's 'cure' for shortness
Height discrimination in China has led to some people taking extreme measures. Shorter people there find it harder to get jobs, find marriage partners or even get in to university. Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports from Beijing.

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