Sexual dimorphism in crown units of mandibular deciduous and permanent molars in Australian Aborigines

HOMO- Journal of Comparative Human Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 53-64

  Kondo, S ^a   Townsend, G C ^b  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOOTH; TOOTH CROWN;

EID: 12344333689     PISSN: 0018442X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchb.2003.10.001     Document Type: Article

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