Anterior femoral curvature revisited: Race assessment from the femur

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 700-707

  Trudell, M B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensic anthropology; Forensic science; William r. Maples, physical anthropology, race assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FEMUR; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033159054     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14539j     Document Type: Article

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