Premaxillary Suture in Early Polynesians

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 244-247

  Kieser, J A ^a   Dennison, K J ^a   Dias, G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Maori; Premaxilla; Premaxillary suture

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347031531     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1212(199907/08)9:4<244::AID-OA478>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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