Sexing of human hip bones of Indian origin by discriminant function analysis

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 429-435

  Dixit, S G ^a   Kakar, S ^a   Agarwal, S ^a   Choudhry, R ^a  

^a LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Discriminant function analysis; Hip bone; Physical anthropology; Sex estimation

Indexed keywords

ACETABULUM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MORPHOLOGY; PELVIC GIRDLE; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

ADULT; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PELVIC BONES; SEX DETERMINATION BY SKELETON;

EID: 34548023901     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2007.03.009     Document Type: Article

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