A comparative study of foot morphology between Filipino and Japanese women, with reference to the significance of a deformity like hallux valgus as a normal variation

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 373-385

  Kusumoto, A ^a,b,d   Suzuki, T ^b   Kumakura, C ^c   Ashizawa, K ^c  

^a Shin Ei Corporation

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^c OTSUMA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Merchandise Laboratory   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VALGUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HALLUX VALGUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MIDDLE AGED; PHILIPPINES;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FOOT; HALLUX VALGUS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MIDDLE AGED; PHILIPPINES; TOKYO; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0030227474     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014469600004622     Document Type: Review

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