Sex determination from the distal part of the femur in a French contemporary population

Forensic Science International

Volumn 175, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 113-117

  Alunni Perret, V ^a   Staccini, P ^b   Quatrehomme, G ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

Bicondylar breadth of femur; France; Sex determination; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR HEAD; FRANCE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; OSTEOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 38849118473     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.05.018     Document Type: Article

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