Brief Communication: Sexual Dimorphism of the Juvenile Basicranium

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 147-151

  Veroni, Adam ^a   Nikitovic, Dejana ^a   Schillaci, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cranial base; Foramen magnum; Juvenile; Osteology; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCIPITAL BONE; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKULL BASE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SKULL BASE;

EID: 74749107461     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21156     Document Type: Article

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