The assessment of sex in cremated individuals: Some cautionary notes

Journal of the Canadian Society of Forensic Science

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 49-56

  Thompson, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; BURN; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PELVIS; POSTHUMOUS CARE; SEX DETERMINATION; SHEEP; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

EID: 0036616101     PISSN: 00085030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00085030.2002.10757535     Document Type: Article

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