Characteristic high- and low-frequency dental traits in sub-Saharan African populations

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 455-467

  Irish, Joel D ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

dental anthropology; sub Saharan African dental complex; tooth crown and root morphology

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTITION; HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH ROOT;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AFRICA, NORTHERN; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTITION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSEUMS; PALEODONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TOOTH; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH ROOT; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0030888926     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199704)102:4<455::AID-AJPA3>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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