Facial measurements in clinical genetics: How important are the instruments we use?

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 384-390

  Shaner, Deborah J ^a   Peterson, Arthur E ^a   Beattie, Owen B ^a   Bamforth, J Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caliper measurements; Clinical assessment; Expert anthropometrist; Facial measurement; Novice anthropometrist; Ruler measurements

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL GENETICS; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; FACE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS;

EID: 0032486095     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19980605)77:5<384::AID-AJMG6>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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