Anthropometric study of the facial and Nasal length of adult Igbo ethnic group in Nigeria

Internet Journal of Biological Anthropology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Joy, Olutu ^a   Ahmed, Eroje ^b   Gabriel, Oladipo ^a   Ezon ebidor, Edibamode ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

^b NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Facial length; Igbo; Nasal length; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

EID: 69549094295     PISSN: 19394594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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