Attribution of hand bones to sex and population groups

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 469-477

  Smith, Shelley L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

forensic anthropology; forensic science; human identification; metacarpals; phalanges; physical anthropology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; METACARPAL BONE; PHALANX; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SEX DETERMINATION;

EID: 0029945825     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs13937j     Document Type: Article

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