A morphological study on the growth patterns of ancient people in the northern Kyushu-Yamaguchi region, Japan

Anthropological Science

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 219-234

  Okazaki, Kenji ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brachycephalization; Growth disruption; Growth pattern; Morphological features; Subadult skeletons in Japan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BRACHYCEPHALY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EVALUATION; EXPERIENCE; FACIAL BONE; FEMALE; FEMUR; GENEALOGY; GROWTH DISORDER; HEIGHT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JAPAN; LEG LENGTH; MALE; MANDIBLE; MASTICATION; MAXILLA; METHODOLOGY; NOSE CAVITY; ORBIT; PHYSICAL STRESS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKELETON; SKULL DEVELOPMENT; STANDARD; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 12444324176     PISSN: 09187960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1537/ase.03109     Document Type: Article

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