Craniofacial classification of normal newborns in Maiduguri metropolis, Nigeria

International Journal of Morphology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 407-410

  Garba, S H ^a   Numan, A I ^a   Mishara, I G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Babur Bura; Cephalic index; Dolicocephalic hypereuryprosopic; Kanuri; Prosopic index

Indexed keywords

EID: 56849096998     PISSN: 07179367     EISSN: 07179502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0717-95022008000200026     Document Type: Article

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