Craniofacial variability index: A simple measure of normal and abnormal variation in the head and face

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 232-240

  Ward, Richard E ^a,b   Jamison, Paul L ^c   Farkas, Leslie G ^d  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Clinical applications; Dysmorphology; Pattern profile; Variability index; Z scores

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; FACE; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY CONSTITUTION; FACE; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SYNDROME;

EID: 0031726745     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19981116)80:3<232::AID-AJMG11>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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