The evidential value of developmental age imaging for assessing age of majority

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 379-388

  Cole, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age assessment; bone age; dental age; diagnostic test; U 17 football

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; BONE; DENTAL HEALTH; FORENSIC SCIENCE; LITERATURE REVIEW; TOOTH;

ADOLESCENT; BONE AGE DETERMINATION; DENTAL AGE ESTIMATION; HUMAN; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WRIST; X RAY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; AGE DETERMINATION BY TEETH; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOLAR, THIRD; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; RADIUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WRIST; X-RAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942578332     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03014460.2015.1031826     Document Type: Article

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