Hand dominance and bilateral asymmetry of the epicondylar breadth of the humerus: A test in a living sample

Current Anthropology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 377-382

  Blackburn, Amanda ^a   Knüsel, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33745836159     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/503067     Document Type: Article

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