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Phenotypic characteristics of adolescents with concave and convex facial profiles - The National Health Examination Survey.
Homo : internationale Zeitschrift fur die vergleichende Forschung am Menschen - 1 Oct 2016
Hujoel P P, Bollen A-M, Yuen K C J, Hujoel I A
Abstract excerpt
It has been suggested that facial traits are informative on the inherited susceptibility to tuberculosis and obesity, two current global health issues. Our aim was to compare the phenotypic characteristics of adolescents with dental markers for a concave (n=420), a convex (n=978), and a straight (n=3542) facial profile in a nationally representative sample of United States adolescents. The results show that...
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