The effects of socioeconomic status on endochondral and appositional bone growth, and acquisition of cortical bone in children from 19th century Birmingham, England

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 410-416

  Mays, Simon ^a   Ives, Rachel ^b,c   Brickley, Megan ^b  

^a ENGLISH HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c AOC ARCHAEOLOGY GROUP   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appositional growth; Cortical thickness; Endochondral growth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; ENCHONDRAL OSSIFICATION; FEMUR; HUMAN; LEG LENGTHENING; ODONTOMETRY; SOCIAL STATUS; THICKNESS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; FEMUR; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 70349923040     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21076     Document Type: Article

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