Estimation of Ancestry Using Dental Morphological Characteristics

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2013, Pages

  Edgar, Heather J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Ancestry estimation; Dental morphology; Discriminant function; European Americans; Forensic anthropology; Forensic science; Hispanic Americans

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DENTISTRY; DENTITION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; RACE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DENTAL MODELS; DENTITION, PERMANENT; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS;

EID: 84872292689     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2012.02295.x     Document Type: Article

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