Sex Determination from the Second Cervical Vertebra: A Test of Wescott's Method on a Modern American Sample

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 101-103

  Bethard, Jonathan D ^a   Seet, Billie L ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Discriminant function; Forensic anthropology; Forensic science; Postcranial sex estimation; Second cervical vertebra; Sex determination

Indexed keywords

EID: 85028115083     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2012.02183.x     Document Type: Article

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