Stress near the start of life? Localised enamel hypoplasia of the primary canine in late prehistoric mainland Southeast Asia

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2215-2222

  Halcrow, Siân E ^a   Tayles, Nancy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Deciduous teeth; Dental defects; Physiological stress; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BASELINE SURVEY; CANID; ENAMEL; PHYSIOLOGY; TOOTH;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 44449161293     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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