Sex Determination from Hand and Foot Dimensions in a North Indian Population
โ Scribed by Kewal Krishan; Tanuj Kanchan; Abhilasha Sharma
- Book ID
- 109281978
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 284 KB
- Volume
- 56
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-1198
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