New forensic approach to age determination in children based on tooth eruption

Forensic Science International

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-56

  Foti, Bruno ^a,b   Lalys, Loïc ^b   Adalian, Pascal ^b   Giustiniani, Jean ^b   Maczel, Marta ^b   Signoli, Michel ^b   Dutour, Olivier ^b   Leonetti, Georges ^b  

^a HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Age determination; Children; Erupted teeth; Multiple regression analysis; Tooth germs

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CALCULATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DENTISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKELETON; TOOTH ERUPTION; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037433435     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(02)00455-3     Document Type: Article

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