An osteometric study of northern Indian populations for sexual dimorphism in craniofacial region

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 700-705

  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

Craniometric osteology; Discriminant function analysis; Forensic science; Indian population; Metric parameters; Sex determination

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; AGED; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; SKULL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955133195     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01707.x     Document Type: Article

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