A test of the effectiveness of the revised maxillary suture obliteration method in estimating adult age at death

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1303-1309

  Ginter, Jaime K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Comparison; Forensic science; Human identification; Maxillary sutures; Physical anthropology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; IDENTITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MAXILLA; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL SUTURE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 27844495158     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2004520     Document Type: Conference Paper

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