Mandibular Ramus: An Indicator for Sex in Fragmentary Mandible

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Saini, Vineeta ^a   Srivastava, Rashmi ^a   Rai, Rajesh K ^a   Shamal, Satya N ^a   Singh, Tej B ^a   Tripathi, Sunil K ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Discriminant function analysis; Forensic science; Fragmentary mandible; Indian population; Mandibular ramus; Sexual dimorphism; Skeletal remains

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; SEX DETERMINATION;

ADULT; AGED; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DETERMINATION BY SKELETON;

EID: 78650757129     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01599.x     Document Type: Article

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