Functional significance of bone distribution in the human mandibular symphysis

Anthropological Science

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-62

  Fukase, Hitoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Bone distribution; Mandibular symphysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147147512     PISSN: 09187960     EISSN: 13488570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1537/ase.060329     Document Type: Article

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