Reexamination of a measurement for sexual determination using the supero-inferior femoral neck diameter in a modern European population

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 517-520

  Alunni Perret, V ^a   Staccini, P ^b   Quatrehomme, G ^a  

^a Lab Medecine Travail   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

Discriminant function analysis; Femur; Forensic anthropology; Forensic science; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE EXAMINATION; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; FRANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEXICO; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SEX DETERMINATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 0038372765     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2002140     Document Type: Article

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