An anthropogenetic study on the Oromo and Amhara of Central Ethiopia

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 505-516

  Tartaglia, Marco ^a   Scano, Giuseppina ^a   De Stefano, Gian Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

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EID: 0001251709     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6300(1996)8:4<505::AID-AJHB11>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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