Age- and sex-related changes in the normal human ear

Forensic Science International

Volumn 187, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 110.e1-110.e7

  Sforza, Chiarella ^a   Grandi, Gaia ^a   Binelli, Miriam ^a   Tommasi, Davide G ^a   Rosati, Riccardo ^a   Ferrario, Virgilio F ^a  

^a Laboratorio di Anatomia Funzionale dell'Apparato Stomatognatico (LAFAS)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Digital anthropometry; Ears; Forensic anthropology; Growth; Man

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA BASE; EAR; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EXTERNAL EAR; FACE ASYMMETRY; FACE SURGERY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENESCENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOFT TISSUE;

EID: 64549099349     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.02.019     Document Type: Article

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