Sex determination from the occipital condyle: Discriminant function analysis in an eighteenth and nineteenth century british sample

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 384-394

  Gapert, René ^a   Black, Sue ^b   Last, Jason ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crania; Forensic anthropology; Sex estimation; Skull base; St. Bride's crypt

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CRANIOMETRY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVER BIAS; OCCIPITAL BONE; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; OCCIPITAL BONE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DETERMINATION BY SKELETON;

EID: 63449095302     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20946     Document Type: Article

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