LB1 from Liang Bua, Flores: Craniofacial asymmetry confirmed, plagiocephaly diagnosis dubious

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 331-334

  Eckhardt, Robert B ^a   Henneberg, MacIej ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; HUMAN; PHOTOGRAPHY; PLAGIOCEPHALY; SHORT SURVEY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 78349248331     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21369     Document Type: Short Survey

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