Facial and ear dimensions in term nigerian neonates

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 304-307

  Adeyemo, A A ^a   Omotade, O O ^b   Olowu, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; EAR; FACE; FACE DYSMORPHIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; RACE DIFFERENCE; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANTHROPOMETRY; EAR; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NIGERIA; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0031771126     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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