Identification by frontal sinus pattern in forensic anthropology

Forensic Science International

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 147-153

  Quatrehomme, Gérald ^a   Fronty, Pierre ^b   Sapanet, Michel ^b   Grévin, Gilles ^c   Bailet, Paul ^c   Ollier, Amédée ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^b POITIERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Laboratory of Physical Anthropology   (France)

Author keywords

Forensic anthropology; Forensic medicine; Frontal sinus; Human identification; Skeleton; Skull radiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FRONTAL SINUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030566630     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(96)02033-6     Document Type: Article

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