Understanding muscle markers: Lower limbs

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 232-238

  Weiss, Elizabeth ^a,b  

^a Ontario History at the Canadian Museum of Civilization and Chair of the Canadian Nursing History Collection Working Group   (Canada)

^b Apt 4 K ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Muscle markers; Sex; Size

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; LIFESTYLE; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SAMPLING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY CONSTITUTION; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOSSILS; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TIBIA;

EID: 5444243980     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.10397     Document Type: Article

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