Impact of facial asymmetry in visual perception: A 3-dimensional data analysis

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 168.e1-168.e8

  Meyer Marcotty, Philipp ^a   Alpers, Georg W ^b   Gerdes, Antje B M ^b   Stellzig Eisenhauer, Angelika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 75349100241     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2008.11.023     Document Type: Article

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