Sex Determination from the Talus of South African Whites by Discriminant Function Analysis

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 322-328

  Bidmos, Mubarak Ariyo ^a   Dayal, Manisha Ramanlal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Discriminant function analysis; Forensic anthropology; Sex determination; Talus

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETON; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TALUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOUTH AFRICA; TALUS;

EID: 0344443821     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000098507.78553.4a     Document Type: Article

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