Prediction of stature based on radiographic measurements of cadaver long bones: A study of the Croatian population

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 547-552

  Petrovečki, Vedrana ^a   Mayer, Davor ^a   Šlaus, Mario ^a   Strinović, Davor ^a   Škavić, Josip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Body height; Croatian population; Forensic radiology; Forensic science; Long bone length

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; BODY BUILD; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROATIA; DEATH; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LONG BONE; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARM BONES; BODY HEIGHT; CADAVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROATIA; FEMALE; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; LEG BONES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 34247371860     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2007.00419.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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