Age estimation based on a combined arteriosclerotic index

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 321-326

  Horny, Lukas ^a   Adamek, Tomas ^b   Chlup, Hynek ^a   Zitny, Rudolf ^a  

^a CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Ageing; Aorta; Arteriosclerosis; Prestrain

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ADULT; AGING; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGING; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862981210     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-011-0653-7     Document Type: Article

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