Secular Change in Body Height and Cephalic Index of Croatian Medical Students (University of Rijeka)

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 91-96

  Buretić Tomljanović, Alena ^a   Ristić, Smiljana ^a   Brajenović Milić, Bojana ^a   Ostojić, Saśa ^a   Gombać, Elena ^a   Kapović, Miljenko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Debrachycephalization; Height; Secular change

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CEPHALIC INDEX; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROATIA; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; CEPHALOMETRY; CROATIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0348050043     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.10306     Document Type: Article

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