Effect of landmark identification on cephalometric measurements: Guidelines for cephalometric analyses

Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-36

  Perillo, M A ^a   Beideman, R W ^a   Shofer, F S ^a   Jacobsson Hunt, U ^a   Higgins Barber, K ^a   Laster, L L ^a   Ghafari, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cephalometrics; Condyle; Identification; Linear measurements

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242607261     PISSN: 16016335     EISSN: 16016343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0544.2000.030106.x     Document Type: Article

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