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Research Paper

Secular trends in cranial morphological traits: a socioeconomic perspective of change and sexual dimorphism in North Americans 1849–1960

Pages 255-261 | Received 22 Sep 2013, Accepted 18 Jun 2014, Published online: 26 Aug 2014

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