Skull sutures: Radiographic contour of wormian bone as an individualising epigenetic marker

Journal of the Canadian Society of Forensic Science

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 39-47

  Jayaprakash, P T ^a  

^a Forensic Sciences Department Tamil Nadu   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY; SCHOOL CHILD; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; SKULL SUTURE;

EID: 0030886540     PISSN: 00085030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00085030.1997.10757085     Document Type: Article

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