Sexual dimorphism of acetabulum-pubis index in South-Indian population

Legal Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 305-308

  Nagesh, K R ^a   Kanchan, Tanuj ^a   Bastia, Binay K ^b  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b SDM COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Acetabulum pubis index; Forensic anthropology; Forensic science; Identification; Sex determination; South Indian population

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ACETABULUM; ACETABULUM PUBIS INDEX; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIAN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACETABULUM; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PELVIMETRY; PELVIS; PUBIC BONE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); SEX DETERMINATION BY SKELETON;

EID: 34548434808     PISSN: 13446223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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