Growth changes in internal and craniofacial flexion measurements

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-56

  May, Richard ^a,b   Sheffer, Daniel B ^c  

^a MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

Early hominids; Flexion angles; Growth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; CRANIOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; CRANIOMETRY; DENTITION; HOMINID; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ONTOGENY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; SELLA TURCICA; SKULL BASE; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0032860483     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199909)110:1<47::AID-AJPA4>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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