Sex determination in mandibles in the first year of life by a quantitative approach;Determinación del sexo en mandíbulas en el primer ańo de vida mediante una aproximación cuantitativa

International Journal of Morphology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 113-116

  Suazo Galdames, Iván Claudio ^a,b   Zavando Matamala, Daniela Alejandra ^b   Smith, Ricardo Luiz ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA   (Chile)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Infants; Mandibles; Sex determination; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249143098     PISSN: 07179367     EISSN: 07179502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0717-95022009000100020     Document Type: Article

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