Calcaneal measurement in estimation of stature of South African blacks

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 335-342

  Bidmos, Mubarak ^a   Asala, Samuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Calcaneus; Forensic anthropology; Raymond Dart Collection; Stature estimation

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CALCANEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG BONE; MALE; NEGRO; OSTEOMETRY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETON; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY SIZE; CALCANEUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; SKELETON; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 13544263304     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20063     Document Type: Article

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