Geometric morphometric approach to sex estimation of human pelvis

Forensic Science International

Volumn 189, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 68-74

  Gonzalez, Paula N ^a   Bernal, Valeria ^a   Perez, S Ivan ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Discriminant analysis; Ischiopubic complex; k Means clustering; Sciatic notch; Semilandmarks; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILIAC BONE; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PELVIC BONES; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEX DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349205835     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.04.012     Document Type: Article

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