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Palmar Creases and Diseases: Cancer and Tuberculosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

Ramesh Chaube*
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology and Sociology, University of Saugar, Sagar, M.P., India
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Department of Anthropology and Sociology, University of Saugar, Sagar, M.P., India

Abstract

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The palmar flexion creases of fully diagnosed patients of throat cancer (n = 120) and tuberculosis (n = 80) have been compared with a control group (n = 150) of the same stock. The palmar flexion creases of cancer and tuberculosis patients ate significantly different from those of the control population.

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Brief Report
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1977

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