Sex determination using mastoid process measurements in Brazilian skulls;Determinación del sexo usando mediciones en el proceso mastoides en cráneos Brasileños

International Journal of Morphology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 941-944

  Suazo Galdames, Iván Claudio ^a,b   Zavando Matamala, Daniela Alejandra ^b   Smith, Ricardo Luiz ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA   (Chile)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Forensic anthropology; Mastoid process; Sex determination; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650531843     PISSN: 07179367     EISSN: 07179502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0717-95022008000400025     Document Type: Article

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