Identification of race and sex from palate dimensions

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 959-963

  Burris, Benjamin G ^a   Harris, Edward F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arch form; Discriminant functions; Forensic anthropology; Forensic science; Osteometry; Palate; Race; Sex

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTITION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; OSTEOMETRY; PALATE; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PREDICTION; PREMOLAR TOOTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DETERMINATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031660404     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14341j     Document Type: Article

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