The femoral head: Sex assessment of prehistoric New Zealand Polynesian skeletal remains

Forensic Science International

Volumn 154, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 210-213

  Murphy, A M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discriminant analysis; Femoral head; Femur; New Zealand Polynesians; Sex assessment

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; HUMAN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; SKELETON;

EID: 25144443743     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.10.011     Document Type: Article

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