Ontogeny of femur subtrochanteric shape in Native Americans and American Blacks and Whites

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1240-1245

  Wescott, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Eurymeria; Femur; Forensic anthropology; Forensic science; Platymeria; Platymeric index

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; AGING; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE GROWTH; CHILD; DIAPHYSIS; FEMUR; FEMUR SUBTROCHANTERIC SHAPE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; NEWBORN; ONTOGENY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DIAPHYSES; FEMUR; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845583467     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00261.x     Document Type: Article

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