Body and head dimensions of adults in Sardinia (Italy) support different intensities of relative secular trends.

J Anthropol Sci

Universitádell'Aquila, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica, Sanitá Pubblica, Scienze dell'Ambiente e della Vita, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.

Published: July 2015

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