Assessment of histomorphological features of the sternal end of the fourth rib for age estimation in Koreans

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1237-1242

  Kim, Yi Suk ^a   Kim, Deog Im ^b   Park, Dae Kyoon ^c   Lee, Je Hoon ^d   Chung, Nak Eun ^e   Lee, Won Tae ^e   Han, Seung Ho ^d  

^a Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kwandong University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

^d The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^e National Institute of Scientific Investigation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Forensic anthropology; Forensic science; Fourth rib; Histomorphometry; Korean

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; BONE CELL; BONE TISSUE; CELL DENSITY; CELL POPULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORTICAL BONE; FEMALE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HAVERSIAN CANAL; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STERNUM;

ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HAVERSIAN SYSTEM; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIBS;

EID: 36949018175     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2007.00566.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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