An investigation into the accuracy and reliability of skull-photo superimposition in a South African sample

Forensic Science International

Volumn 216, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 198.e1-198.e6

  Gordon, G M ^a   Steyn, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cranio facial identification; Forensic Anthropology Population Data; Personal identification; Skeletal remains; Skull photo superimposition

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURES; RELIABILITY; SKULL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84857507545     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.09.008     Document Type: Article

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