Development of the femur-Implications for age and sex determination

Forensic Science International

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-9

  Rissech, Carme ^a   Schaefer, Maureen ^b   Malgosa, Assumpció ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Femur growth; Immature; Sex determination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR HEAD; HUMAN; INFANT; LEG LENGTHENING; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 49549110237     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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