Discriminant Function Sexing of the Calcaneus of the South African Whites

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1213-1218

  Bidmos, Mubarak A ^a   Asala, Samuel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Calcaneus; Discriminant function; Forensic science; Sexing; South African whites

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; BODY HEIGHT; CALCANEUS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FORCE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAMPLING; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0242695047     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2003104     Document Type: Conference Paper

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