New regression equations for stature estimation for medieval Scandinavians

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 472-480

  Maijanen, H ^a,b   Niskanen, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Least squares regression; Medieval Scandinavians; Reduced major axis; Regression equations; Stature estimation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649488534     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.1071     Document Type: Article

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