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Sex differences in facial asymmetry indices among Hausa ethnic group of Nigeria 尼日利亚豪萨族面部不对称指数的性别差异

Annals of Bioanthropology Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.4103/aoba.aoba_32_16

L. Adamu, S. Ojo, B. Danborno, S. Adebisi, M. Taura

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A study of the near and far interpupillary distances among the Bura ethnic group of North-Eastern Nigeria 尼日利亚东北部Bura族群近、远瞳孔间距的研究

Annals of Bioanthropology Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.4103/2315-7992.190465

YO Usman, A. Shugaba

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