Auricular anthropometry of Hong Kong chinese babies

Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 10-14

  Fok, T F ^a   Hon, K L ^a   So, H K ^a   Wong, E ^a   Ng, P C ^a   Lee, A K Y ^b   Chang, A ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Union Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Auricular anthropometry; Chinese infants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CEPHALOMETRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXTERNAL EAR; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CEPHALOMETRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EAR, EXTERNAL; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 1642586881     PISSN: 16016335     EISSN: 16016343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1601-6335.2003.00274.x     Document Type: Article

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