Significance of teeth lead accumulation in age estimation

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 325-328

  Al Qattan, S I ^a   Elfawal, M A ^b  

^a Ministry of Interior   (Kuwait)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Dentin; Lead accumulation; Teeth

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; DENTIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; PREMOLAR TOOTH; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION BY TEETH; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTIN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; HUMANS; LEAD; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TOOTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956650395     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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