Age estimation from the human os coxa: A test on a documented Italian collection

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1040-1043

  Hens, Samantha M ^a   Rastelli, Elisa ^b   Belcastro, Giovanna ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Auricular surface; Forensic anthropology; Forensic science; Pubic symphysis; Skeletal age estimation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE AGE; FEMALE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HIP; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBIC SYMPHYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 50449096625     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00818.x     Document Type: Article

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