Directional bilateral asymmetry in human sacral morphology

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 349-355

  Plochocki, Jeffrey H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Directional asymmetry; Handedness; Sacrum

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040668188     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.633     Document Type: Article

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