Identification of sex depending on radiological examination of foot and patella

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 136-140

  Abdel Moneim, Wafaa M ^a   Abdel Hady, Randa H ^a   Abdel Maaboud, Ragaa M ^a   Fathy, Hala M ^a   Hamed, Ahmed Mostafa ^a,b  

^a Assiut University Faculty of Medicine   (Egypt)

^b ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Forensic anthropology; Sex identification; Skeletal remains, patella

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FOOT; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METATARSAL BONE; PATELLA; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SEX DETERMINATION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EGYPT; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EGYPT; FEMALE; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; METATARSAL BONES; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLA; SEX DETERMINATION BY SKELETON;

EID: 45149097889     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e318173f048     Document Type: Article

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