Testing the validity of metacarpal use in sex assessment of human skeletal remains

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-20

  Burrows, Anne M ^a   Zanella, V Page ^a   Brown, Tracey M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Forensic anthropology; Forensic science; Metacarpal; Sex assessment

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; CADAVER; CALCULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; METACARPAL BONE; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; SKELETON; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0037227774     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2002038     Document Type: Conference Paper

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