Associations between thoracic kyphosis, head posture, and craniofacial morphology in young adults

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 237-242

  Zepa, Inta ^b   Hurmerinta, Kirsti ^b   Kovero, Outi ^b   Nissinen, Maunu ^b   Könönen, Mauno ^b   Huggare, Jan ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Atlanto cervical angle; Craniofacial morphology; Head posture; Spinal posture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CEPHALOMETRY; FACE; FEMALE; HEAD; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; MALE; NECK; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKULL; SKULL BASE; VERTEBRA;

ADULT; CEPHALOMETRY; FACE; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; MALE; NECK; POSTURE; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; SKULL; SKULL BASE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0034572653     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016350050217064     Document Type: Article

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