Postnatal ontogeny of tibia and femur form in two human populations: A multivariate morphometric analysis

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 796-804

  Frelat, Mélanie A ^a,b   Mittereocker, Philipp ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMUR; FRANCE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PORTUGAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH AFRICA; TIBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMUR; FRANCE; HUMANS; INFANT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PORTUGAL; SOUTH AFRICA; TIBIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053901979     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.21217     Document Type: Article

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