Sexual dimorphism and relationship between chest, hip and waist circumference with 2D, 4D and 2D:4D in Nigerians

Internet Journal of Biological Anthropology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Danborno, Barnabas ^a   Adebisi, Samuel S ^a   Adelaiye, Alexander B ^a   Ojo, Samuel A ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

2D:4D; Anthropometry; Circumference; Digit lengths; Hip; Sexual dimorphism; Waist

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349600196     PISSN: 19394594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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