Identification of sex in Iranian population using patella dimensions

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 150-155

  Akhlaghi, Mitra ^a   Sheikhazadi, Ardeshir ^a   Naghsh, Ali ^a   Dorvashi, Gholamali ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Discriminant analysis; Iranian population; Patella; Sex determination; Tehran's Legal Medicine Organization

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE EXAMINATION; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; PATELLA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; CADAVER; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DETERMINATION BY SKELETON;

EID: 77649185473     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2009.11.005     Document Type: Article

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