Stature estimation: Valuable precautions

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 413-

  Kanchan, Tanuj ^a   Menezes, Ritesh G ^a   Kotian, M S ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY BUILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FOOT; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 52049107845     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2007.12.020     Document Type: Letter

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