Racial variation in the proximal and distal femur: Heritability and forensic utility

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 791-799

  Gill, G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Ellis R. Kerley; Femur; Forensic science; Heritability; Physical anthropology; Racial variation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GENDER IDENTITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0034955830     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs15049j     Document Type: Conference Paper

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