The effect of weight on the femur: A cross-sectional analysis

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 339-343

  Agostini, Gina M ^a   Ross, Ann H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone functional adaptation; Cross section; Forensic anthropology; Forensic science; Long bones; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMUR; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMUR; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY;

EID: 79951840039     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01648.x     Document Type: Article

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