Age related changes in pelvis size among adolescent and adult females with reference to parturition from Naraingarh, Haryana (India)

HOMO- Journal of Comparative Human Biology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 273-293

  Sharma, Krishan ^a   Gupta, Puneet ^a   Shandilya, Shailza ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; AGE; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; BIRTH; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INDIA; MENARCHE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PELVIC GIRDLE; PELVIMETRY; PELVIS; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MENARCHE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARTURITION; PELVIC BONES; PELVIMETRY; PELVIS; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84965008191     PISSN: 0018442X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchb.2016.04.002     Document Type: Article

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