Second to fourth digit ratio in Nigerian Igbos and Yorubas

Scientific Research and Essays

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1146-1148

  Gabriel, S Oladipo ^a   Hakeem, B Fawehinmi ^a   Ezon Ebidor, I Edibamode ^a   Emeka, A Osunwoke ^a   Kenneth S , Ordu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Digit ratio; Igbos and Yorubas

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350151275     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19922248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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