Estimation and evidence in forensic anthropology: Age-at-death

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 541-557

  Konigsberg, Lyle W ^a   Herrmann, Nicholas P ^b   Wescott, Daniel J ^c   Kimmerle, Erin H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensic science; Likelihood ratio; Probit analysis; Pubic symphysis

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGE; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VICTIM; WAR;

ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PUBIC SYMPHYSIS;

EID: 43449118404     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00710.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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