Middle phalangeal hair distribution on an Albanian population sample from Republic of Macedonia

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Dadić-Nikoloska, E., Đorđević, D., Efremovska, L., Orhan, I., & Efremovski, J. (2008). Middle phalangeal hair distribution on an Albanian population sample from Republic of Macedonia, (43), 114-121. Retrieved from https://scindeks.ceon.rs/article.aspx?query=ISSID%26and%266083&page=0&sort=8&stype=0&backurl=%2fissue.aspx%3fissue%3d6083
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Title

Middle phalangeal hair distribution on an Albanian population sample from Republic of Macedonia

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Author

Elizabeta, Dadić-Nikoloska, Dobrivoje, Đorđević, Ljudmila, Efremovska, Iseni, Orhan, Jovan, Efremovski

Journal

Glasnik Antropološkog društva Srbije

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43

Start page

114

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121

ISSN

1820-7936

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https://scindeks.ceon.rs/article.aspx?query=ISSID%26and%266083&page=0&so...

Date

2008-2021/11/01/12:52:41

Abstract

Data on the frequency and patterns of hair distribution on the phalanges of the hand are available from different parts of the world. The present investigation was undertaken to document the findings in an Albanian population from Republic of Macedonia. The distribution of the middle phalange hair (MPH) has been investigated among unrelated Albanian individuals of sexes born and living in Macedonia. Students, 160 Males and 160 Females aged between 15 - 17 years of the Medical school were randomly chosen and examined 55,18 % of Females and 55,9 % Males possessed hair on the middle phalanges. Therefore, the sex difference was not statistically significant (p0,05). No subject had exclusive presence of hair on the middle phalanx of the index finger. The frequency order of occurrence of midphalangeal hair was 4352 digits of both hands in the two sexes. The distal phalanges never showed hair, which is quite in agreement with the reports from other workers. The 3-4-5 finger combination was the most frequent in both sexes. Our results were compared with earlier studied population and was found similarity with other European populations. .

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