Stature estimation formulae for indigenous North American populations

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 190-207

  Auerbach, Benjamin M ^a,b   Ruff, Christopher B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Inverse calibration; Limb proportions; Lower limb; Native American; Regression analysis

Indexed keywords

ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BONE STRUCTURE; FEMUR; HUMAN; LONG BONE; NORTH AMERICA; TIBIA;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; FOSSILS; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; LEG BONES; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NORTH AMERICA; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 75149169225     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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