Online ISSN: 2515-8260

Craniofacial anthropometric study of normal newborns in a tertiary care hospital of Solan

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Dr. Mehakdeep Singh, Dr. Rajeev Vinayak, Dr. Inderpreet Sohi

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Facial anthropometry is very important for the study of human growth and variation in different races and also for clinical diagnosis and treatment. A study was conducted in the Department of Paediatrics, Maharishi Markandeshwar Medical College and Hospital, Kumarhatti, Solan to make a database of various anthropometric measurements, especially craniofacial anthropometry of normal full term newborns born in the hospital. Objective: To measure craniofacial anthropometric parameters of normal full term newborns, make a database and to statistically analyze the correlation (comparison) between male and female neonates with respect to the above-mentioned parameters.

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