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Record Nr.

UNINA9910131374103321

Autore

Townsend Grant

Titolo

Twin studies : research in genes, teeth and faces / / by Grant C. Towsend [and four others] [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Adelaide : , : The University of Adelaide Press, , 2015

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 199 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

573.6314

Soggetti

Dental anthropology - Australia

Twins - Australia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Feb 2016).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

A tour of the mouth --A historical perspective --Phases of research involving twin studies of teeth and faces --Teeth and faces of South Australian teenage twins --A longitudinal study of dental and facial development in Australian twins and their families --Tooth emergence and oral health in Australian twins and their families --Publications and theses relating to the Adelaide twin studies.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume is about an ongoing long-term research initiative led by researchers from the School of Dentistry at the University of Adelaide. The aim of this book is to provide an overview of the studies of the teeth and faces of Australian twins and their families that have extended over more than thirty years.