Performance evaluation as a diagnostic test for traditional methods for forensic identification of sex

International Journal of Morphology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 381-386

  Suazo Galdames, Iv́n 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

Diagnosis test; Forensic anthropology; Sex identification; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349558895     PISSN: 07179367     EISSN: 07179502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0717-95022009000200012     Document Type: Article

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