Using tibia fragments from South Africans of European descent to estimate maximum tibia length and stature

Forensic Science International

Volumn 169, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 145-151

  Chibba, K ^a   Bidmos, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Forensics; Fragmentary tibia; South Africa; Stature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; FEMUR; HUMAN; LONG BONE; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON; SOUTH AFRICA; TIBIA;

EID: 34249704029     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.08.011     Document Type: Article

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