Prediction of stature using hand dimensions

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 479-482

  Agnihotri, Arun Kumar ^a   Agnihotri, Smriti ^a   Jeebun, Nilima ^a   Googoolye, Krishna ^b  

^a SSR Medical College   (Mauritius)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

Forensic science; Hand length; Identification; Physical anthropology; Stature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HAND; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PREDICTION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; FEMALE; FORENSIC SCIENCES; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MAURITIUS; PROBABILITY; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53049095937     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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