Metric dimensions of the proximal phalanges of the human hand and their relationship to side, position, and asymmetry

HOMO- Journal of Comparative Human Biology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 126-143

  Garrido Varas, C E ^a   Thompson, T J U ^a  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINGER PHALANX; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RADIUS; ULNA;

ANTHROPOMETRY; FEMALE; FINGER PHALANGES; FOSSILS; HUMANS; MALE; RADIUS; ULNA;

EID: 79953328063     PISSN: 0018442X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchb.2010.07.005     Document Type: Article

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