Comparison of four skeletal methods for the estimation of age at death on white and black adults

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 302-307

  Martrille, Laurent ^a,d   Ubelaker, Douglas H ^b   Cattaneo, Cristina ^a,c   Seguret, Fabienne ^a   Tremblay, Marie ^a   Baccino, Eric ^a  

^a MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d LAPEYRONIE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Aging; Auricular surface; Forensic science; Pubic symphysis; Ribs; Teeth

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DETERMINATION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; BONE AGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PUBIC SYMPHYSIS; RIBS; TOOTH;

EID: 33847153103     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00367.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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