The incidence of asymmetrical left/right skeletal and dental development in an Australian population and the effect of this on forensic age estimations

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 251-257

  Bassed, Richard B ^a   Briggs, Christopher ^a,b   Drummer, Olaf H ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Ct imaging; Developmental asymmetry; Forensic anthropology; Forensic odontology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLAVICLE; DENTISTRY; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; AGE DETERMINATION BY TEETH; AUSTRALIA; CLAVICLE; FEMALE; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862993148     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-011-0621-2     Document Type: Article

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