Estimation of living stature from selected anthropometric (soft tissue) measurements: Applications for forensic anthropology

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 753-760

  Adams, Bradley J ^a   Herrmann, Nicholas P ^b  

^a Office of Chief Medical Examiner New York   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ANSUR; dismemberment; forensic anthropology; Forensic science; identification; mass fatality; NHANES; stature estimation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON; SOFT TISSUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BONE AND BONES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 67650650980     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01048.x     Document Type: Article

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