A new method to estimate adult age-at-death using the acetabulum

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-23

  Calce, Stephanie E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

age estimation; bioarchaeology; forensic anthropology; stepwise multiple regression

Indexed keywords

ACETABULUM; AGE DETERMINATION; AGED; ARTICLE; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OBSERVER BIAS; OSTEOPHYTE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACETABULUM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84859911313     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22026     Document Type: Article

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