Recent human sexual dimorphism study using cephalometric plots on lateral teleradiography and discriminant function analysis

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 786-789

  Veyre Goulet, Sophie A ^a,b   Mercier, Catherine ^b,c,d   Robin, Olivier ^b   Guérin, Claude ^b,e  

^a UFR d'Odontologie   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^d LABORATOIRE DE BIOMÉTRIE ET BIOLOGIE EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^e CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Discriminant function analysis; Forensic science; Lateral roentgenographic cephalometrics; Physical anthropology; Sex determination; Skull

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHODONTICS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKULL BASE; TELERADIOLOGY;

EID: 47349116566     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00759.x     Document Type: Article

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