Technical note: Estimating sex using cervical canine odontometrics: A test using a known sex sample

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 486-489

  Hassett, Brenna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alternate dental measurements; canine size; sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CANINE TOOTH; DENTITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; ODONTOLOGY; ODONTOMETRICS; ODONTOMETRY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; SEX DETERMINATION; TOOTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CUSPID; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODONTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX DETERMINATION BY SKELETON;

EID: 80054120756     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21584     Document Type: Article

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