Sexual dimorphism of the humerus in contemporary cretans - A population-specific study and a review of the literature

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 996-1000

  Kranioti, Elena F ^a   Michalodimitrakis, Manolis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Crete; Forensic anthropology; Forensic science; Greece; Humerus; Sex identification

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DECOMPOSITION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMERUS; MALE; OSTEOMETRY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETON;

AGED; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; GREECE; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MALE; SEX DETERMINATION BY SKELETON;

EID: 69649097448     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01103.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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