A review of the literature on the aging adult skull and face: Implications for forensic science research and applications

Forensic Science International

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-9

  Albert, A Midori ^a   Ricanek, Karl ^a   Patterson, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult skull and face age changes; Craniofacial aging; Craniofacial morphological changes; Facial age progression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FACE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKELETON; SKULL; SOFT TISSUE;

EID: 34547681622     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.03.015     Document Type: Review

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