Epiphyseal union at the innominate and lower limb in a modern Portuguese skeletal sample, and age estimation in adolescent and young adult male and female skeletons

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-170

  Cardoso, Hugo F V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bone maturation; Lisbon collection; Skeletal age; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BONE MATURATION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FEMUR; FIBULA; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OSSIFICATION; PORTUGAL; RELIABILITY; SAMPLING; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETON; SOCIAL STATUS; TIBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; EPIPHYSES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FEMUR; FIBULA; HUMANS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIBIA;

EID: 38349118554     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20717     Document Type: Article

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