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The distribution of hair on the phalanges of a sample population of Nigerian Yorubas in relation to sex, age and job type.
Nigerian journal of physiological sciences : official publication of the Physiological Society of Nigeria - 1 Jan 2000
Olabiyi A O, Akpantah A O, Oyerinde O F, Gbotolorun S C, Eluwa M A, Ekanem T B
Abstract excerpt
Five hundred adults aged between 18-35 years were used for the study. The aim of this study was to provide a reference document for Nigerians on the distribution of phalangeal hair using a sample population of Yorubas resident in Ilorin and to assess the effect of job type, age and sex hair distribution. With the help of a hand lens, the pattern and frequency of hair distribution on the proximal, intermediate and...
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