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A comparative growth study of cephalic index and transverse cephalic curvature index among Punjabi children

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Growth trends of the cephalic index and the transverse cephalic curvature index have been compared in Punjabi children from early childhood to adolescence and adulthood represented by the parents of the children. It has been observed that the mean value of the cephalic index decreases with the increase in age while quite the opposite trend is observed in the case of transverse cephalic curvature index.

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    P. Dash Sharma

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From the Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi-7.

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Sharma, P.D. A comparative growth study of cephalic index and transverse cephalic curvature index among Punjabi children. Indian J Pediatr 37, 59–62 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02896730

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