Variation of the degree of sacral vertebral body fusion in adulthood in two European modern skeletal collections

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 149-160

  Belcastro, Maria Giovanna ^a   Rastelli, Elisa ^a   Mariotti, Valentina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adult age skeletal markers; Sacrum; Standardized scoring method; Variability

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; BONE AGE; HUMAN; MORPHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SACRUM; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINE FUSION; STANDARD; VERTEBRA BODY;

ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SACROCOCCYGEAL REGION; SACRUM; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 38349188140     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20716     Document Type: Article

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