Basicranial flexion, facial reduction and temporomandibular joint dysfunction

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 409-411

  Kieser, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN SIZE; HOMINID; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TEMPORAL BONE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER;

HOMINIDAE;

EID: 0030668715     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9877(97)90087-6     Document Type: Article

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