Estimation of sex from sternal measurements in a Western Australian population

Forensic Science International

Volumn 217, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 230.e1-230.e5

  Franklin, Daniel ^a   Flavel, Ambika ^a   Kuliukas, Algis ^a   Cardini, Andrea ^a,b,c   Marks, Murray K ^d   Oxnard, Charles ^a   O'Higgins, Paul ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

3D landmarks; Computed tomography; Forensic anthropology; Population standards; Sex discrimination; Sexual dimorphism; Sternal measurements

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STERNUM;

EID: 84858800796     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.11.008     Document Type: Article

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