The efficacy of sternal measurements for sex estimation in South African blacks

Forensic Science International

Volumn 202, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 111.e1-111.e7

  Macaluso, P James ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discriminant function analysis; Forensic anthropology population data; Sex determination; South Africa; Sternum

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEGRO; OSTEOMETRY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETON; SOUTH AFRICA; STERNUM;

EID: 84755161847     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.07.019     Document Type: Article

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