Determination of male age at death in Chinese Han population: Using quantitative variables statistical analysis from pubic bones

Forensic Science International

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 36-43

  Chen, Xiping ^a   Zhang, Zhongyao ^b   Tao, Luyang ^a,c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shenyang Research Institute of Crime Scene Investigations   (China)

^c SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Age determination; Forensic anthropology; Personal identification; Pubic symphysis

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; CHINESE; DEATH; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIC BONE; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 38649137714     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.04.231     Document Type: Article

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