Variability in osteon size in recent human populations

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 219-227

  Pfeiffer, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cortical bone; Femur; Haversian canal; Histology; Histomorphometry; Human variability; Rib

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FEMUR; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAVERSIAN CANAL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; RIB; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031805296     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199806)106:2<219::AID-AJPA8>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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