Is the first rib a reliable indicator of age at death assessment? Test of the method developed by Kunos et al (1999)

HOMO- Journal of Comparative Human Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 207-214

  Schmitt, A ^a   Murail, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST RIB; HUMAN; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; RACE DIFFERENCE; RELIABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; THAILAND; TIME OF DEATH;

EID: 3042606906     PISSN: 0018442X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0018-442X-00070     Document Type: Article

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