Is dwight right? Can the maximum height of the scapula be used for accurate sex estimation?

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 529-530

  Dabbs, Gretchen R ^a,b  

^a University of Arkansas ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioarchaeology; Forensic anthropology; Forensic sciences; Human variation; Metric analysis; Scapula; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAPULA; SEX DETERMINATION;

EID: 65349143182     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01039.x     Document Type: Article

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