Determining the age at death of females in the Chinese Han population: Using quantitative variables and statistical analysis from pubic bones

Forensic Science International

Volumn 210, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 278.e1-278.e8

  Chen, Xi Ping ^a   Zhang, Zhong Yao ^b   Zhu, Guang You ^c   Tao, Lu Yang ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shenyang Research Institute of Crime Scene Investigations   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC SCIENCE   (China)

Author keywords

Age determination; Forensic anthropology; Personal identification; Pubic symphysis

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BONE AGE; BONE DENSITY; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MATHEMATICAL VARIABLE; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIC BONE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 80955180516     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.04.024     Document Type: Article

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