Sternal index: Is it a reliable indicator of sex in the Maharashtrian population of India?

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 56-58

  Hunnargi, Shahin A ^a   Menezes, Ritesh G ^b   Kanchan, Tanuj ^b   Lobo, Stany W ^c   Uysal, Selma ^d   Herekar, N G ^e   Krishan, Kewal ^f   Garg, R K ^g  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c MELAKA MANIPAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^e RCSM Government Medical College   (India)

^f PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

^g PUNJABI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Forensic anthropometry; Identification; Maharashtrian population; Sex determination; Skeletal remains; Sternal index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SEX DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; STERNUM;

EID: 58149112994     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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