Testing Anatomical Methods for Stature Estimation on Individuals from the W. M. Bass Donated Skeletal Collection

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 746-752

  Maijanen, Heli ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

anatomical method; cadaver length; forensic anthropology; Forensic science; reported stature; stature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LEG LENGTHENING; LONG BONE; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETON;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BONE AND BONES; CADAVER; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 67650663985     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01053.x     Document Type: Article

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