Facial anthropometry of Hong Kong Chinese babies

Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 164-172

  Fok, T F ^a   Hon, K L ^a   So, H K ^a   Wong, E ^b   Ng, P C ^a   Lee, A K Y ^c   Chang, A ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Union Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese infants; Facial anthropometry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CEPHALOMETRY; FACE; FACIAL BONE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOLOGY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; REFERENCE VALUE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CEPHALOMETRY; FACE; FACIAL BONES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0142248837     PISSN: 16016335     EISSN: 16016343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0544.2003.02267.x     Document Type: Article

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