Sexual dimorphism in the crania and mandibles of South African whites

Forensic Science International

Volumn 98, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 9-16

  Steyn, Maryna ^a   Işcan, M Yaşar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Discriminant function; Forensic science; Human identification; Mandible; Osteometry; Sex determination; Skull; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDIBLE; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKULL; SOUTH AFRICA; TIBIA;

EID: 0032583224     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(98)00120-0     Document Type: Article

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