Identifying southwest hispanics using nonmetric traits and the cultural profile

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-33

  Birkby, Walter H ^a   Fenton, Todd W ^b   Anderson, Bruce E ^a  

^a Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ancestry; Border crossers; Cultural accoutrements; Cultural profile; Forensic anthropology; Forensic science; Nonmetric traits; Personal effects; Southwest Hispanics

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEATH; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; MEXICO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON; UNITED STATES;

BODY HEIGHT; BONE AND BONES; CENTRAL AMERICA; CROWNS; CULTURE; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; HUMANS; MEXICO; ORAL HEALTH;

EID: 39049083398     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2007.00611.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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