Anatomic position of the pterion among Kenyans for lateral skull approaches;Posición anatómica del pterion entre Kenianos para abordajes laterales de cráneo

International Journal of Morphology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 931-933

  Mwachaka, P ^a   Hassanali, J ^a   Odula, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Frontozygomatic suture; Kenyans; Pterion; Zygoma

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650561862     PISSN: 07179367     EISSN: 07179502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0717-95022008000400023     Document Type: Article

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