A study of limb asymmetry and its effect on estimation of stature in forensic case work

Forensic Science International

Volumn 200, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 181.e1-181.e5

  Krishan, Kewal ^a   Kanchan, Tanuj ^b   DiMaggio, John A ^c  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c PLLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilateral asymmetry; Forensic anthropology; Forensic Anthropology Population Data; Gujjars of North India; Stature estimation; Upper and lower limbs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ERROR; FOREARM; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HAND; HUMAN; INDIA; LEG; LIMB ASYMMETRY; LIMB DEFORMITY; MALE; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SKELETON; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 77953915998     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.04.015     Document Type: Article

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