An evaluation of sex and body weight determination from the proximal femur using DXA technology and its potential for forensic anthropology

Forensic Science International

Volumn 147, Issue 2-3 SPEC.ISS., 2005, Pages 141-145

  Wheatley, Bruce P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Femoral neck; Forensic science; Sex and weight determination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE MINERALIZATION; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CORTICAL BONE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ETHNOLOGY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TECHNOLOGY; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 9644266697     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.09.076     Document Type: Article

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