Why digit ratio (2D:4D) is inappropriate for sex determination in medicolegal investigations

Forensic Science International

Volumn 185, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages

  Voracek, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; CONTROL GROUP; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; LETTER; MEASUREMENT; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 60449103099     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.01.002     Document Type: Letter

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