Population variation in osteological aging criteria: An example from the pubic symphysis

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 185-191

  Hoppa, Robert D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age determination; Palaeodemography; Pubic symphysis; Representativeness

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; BONE AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; AGED; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBIC SYMPHYSIS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0033960295     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(200002)111:2<185::AID-AJPA5>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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