Age estimation through histological study of trabecular volume and cortical bone width of the iliac crest

Science and Justice

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 177-180

  Castillo, Rafael Fernández ^a   Ubelaker, Douglas H ^b   Djorojevic, Mirjana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age at death; Bone histomorphometry; Cortical width; Trabecular bone

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BONE BIOPSY; CORTICAL BONE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILIAC CREST; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MICROTOME; MORPHOMETRICS; PREDICTION; SUDDEN DEATH; TRABECULAR BONE; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; FEMALE; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; ILIUM; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864297113     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: 18764452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2011.09.004     Document Type: Article

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