Bilateral asymmetry of the humerus during growth and development

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 639-646

  Blackburn, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

biomechanics; handedness; skeletal morphology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; BONE ASSYMETRY; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE GROWTH; BONE STRUCTURE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DIAPHYSIS; FEMALE; FETUS; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMERUS; INFANT; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ARCHAEOLOGY; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; HUMERUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 79960156293     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21555     Document Type: Article

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