Frontal sinuses for identification: Quality of classifications, possible error and potential corrections

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 770-773

  Cameriere, Roberto ^a   Ferrante, Luigi ^b   Mirtella, Dora ^a   Rollo, Franco Ugo ^c   Cingolani, Mariana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACERATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Forensic anthropology; Forensic science; Frontal sinus; Identification probability; Personal identification

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FRONTAL SINUS; HUMAN; MALE; ORBIT; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 21444456143     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2004343     Document Type: Article

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