Age estimation of adolescent and young adult male and female skeletons II, epiphyseal union at the upper limb and scapular girdle in a modern Portuguese skeletal sample

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 97-105

  Cardoso, Hugo F V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bone maturation; Dry bone; Lisbon collection; Skeletal age

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; ARM; ARTICLE; BONE AGE; BONE MATURATION; CLAVICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIPHYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS; MALE; PORTUGAL; RADIUS; SCAPULA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SKELETON; ULNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; EPIPHYSES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FEMUR; FIBULA; HUMANS; MALE; PORTUGAL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TIBIA;

EID: 50049122204     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20850     Document Type: Article

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