Determination of sex from the metacarpals in a Thai population

Forensic Science International

Volumn 217, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 229.e1-229.e8

  Khanpetch, Pongsak ^a   Prasitwattanseree, Sukon ^b   Case, D Troy ^c   Mahakkanukrauh, Pasuk ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hand; Metacarpal; ROC analysis; Sex determination; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; METACARPAL BONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETON; THAI; THAILAND;

EID: 84858798027     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.10.044     Document Type: Article

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