Radiographic fetal osteometry: Approach on age estimation for the portuguese population

Forensic Science International

Volumn 231, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 397.e1-397.e5

  Carneiro, C ^a,b,c,d   Curate, F ^e   Borralho, P ^a,d,f   Cunha, E ^b,g  

^a HOSPITAL GARCIA DE ORTA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MEDICINA LEGAL E CIÊNCIAS FORENSES   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^f CUF Descobertas Hospital   (Portugal)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Fetus; Forensic anthropology population data; Forensic science; Long bone diaphysis; Radiography

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BONE GROWTH; BONE LENGTH; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DIAPHYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FEMUR; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMERUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; OSTEOMETRY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PORTUGUESE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIBIA;

AGE ESTIMATION; FETUS; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY POPULATION DATA; FORENSIC SCIENCE; LONG BONE DIAPHYSIS; RADIOGRAPHY;

AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; BONE AND BONES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FETUS; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MALE; PORTUGAL; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84880815724     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.05.039     Document Type: Article

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