Sex determination from the frontal bone: A geometric morphometric study

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1330-1332

  Perlaza, Néstor A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD LIBRE   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Forensic; Forensic science; Frontal bone; Geometric morphometrics; Sex estimation; Sexual dimorphism; Thin plate spline

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRONTAL BONE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; SEX DETERMINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; FRONTAL BONE; HUMANS; MALE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEX DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908324891     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12467     Document Type: Article

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