Research Journal of Applied Sciences
Year:
2010
Volume:
5
Issue:
6
Page No.
412 - 416
Incidence of Flat Foot and Anthropometric Comparison Between Flat and Normal Foot of the Yoruba Ehtnic Group of Nigeria
Authors :
M.B.T. Umar
and
Adeyemi Paul
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