Under restrictive conditions, can the widths of linear enamel hypoplasias be used as relative indicators of stress episode duration?

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 177-189

  Hubbard, Amelia ^a   Guatelli Steinberg, Debbie ^a   Sciulli, Paul W ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioarchaeology; Enamel defects; Irene mound; Physiological stress

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; FOSSILS; GEORGIA; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PALEODONTOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 59949105136     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20917     Document Type: Article

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