Morphometry of the ear in Down's syndrome subjects a three-dimensional computerized assessment

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 480-486

  Sforza, C ^a   Dellavia, C ^a   Tartaglia, G M ^a   Ferrario, V F ^a  

^a Functional Anatomy Research Center FARC   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Down's syndrome; Face; Soft tissues; Three dimensional

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOWN SYNDROME; EAR LOBE; EXTERNAL EAR; FACE PROFILE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORPHOMETRICS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOFT TISSUE RADIOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; DOWN SYNDROME; EAR, EXTERNAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 20344375449     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2004.10.005     Document Type: Article

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