Predicting adult stature from metatarsal length in a Portuguese population

Forensic Science International

Volumn 193, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 131.e1-131.e4

  Cordeiro, Cristina ^a   Muñoz Barús, José I ^b   Wasterlain, Sofia ^c   Cunha, Eugénia ^c   Vieira, Duarte N ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MEDICINA LEGAL E CIÊNCIAS FORENSES   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Forensic anthropology; Linear regression; Metatarsal bone; Personal identification; Stature estimation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BODY BUILD; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; METATARSAL BONE; PORTUGAL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

EID: 70450248472     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.09.017     Document Type: Article

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