Stature estimation of 3-10-year-old children from long bone lengths

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 538-546

  Smith, Shelley L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensic anthropology; Forensic science; Height; Prediction; Skeletal; Subadult

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BONE GROWTH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENVER DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING TEST; DIAPHYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR; FIBULA; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; HUMERUS; LONG BONE; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARD; TIBIA; ULNA; X RAY FILM;

ARM BONES; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAPHYSES; EPIPHYSES; FEMALE; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; LEG BONES; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 34247400720     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2007.00428.x     Document Type: Article

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