Sex assessment using measurements of the first lumbar vertebra

Sex determination is a vital part of the medico-legal system but can be difficult in cases where the integrity of the body has been compromised. The purpose of this study was to develop a technique for sex assessment from measurements of the first lumber vertebrate. Twenty-nine linear measurements a...

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Published in:	Forensic science international Vol. 219; no. 1-3; pp. 285.e1 - 285.e5
Main Authors:	Zheng, Wen Xu, Cheng, Fu Bo, Cheng, Kai Liang, Tian, Yong, Lai, Ying, Zhang, Wen Song, Zheng, Ya Juan, Li, You Qiong
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 10.06.2012 Elsevier Sequoia S.A Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Accuracy Adult Adults Anthropometry Asian Continental Ancestry Group Assessments China Chinese population Discriminant Analysis Female Forensic Anthropology Forensic Anthropology Population Data Forensic science Forensic sciences Gender Humans Imaging, Three-Dimensional Legal system Lumbar vertebra Lumbar Vertebrae - anatomy & histology Lumbar Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging Male Mathematical analysis Medicolegal aspects Morality Pathology Polymorphism Sex Sex assessment Sex Determination by Skeleton - methods Three dimensional Tomography, Spiral Computed Vertebrates Width China Chinese population Forensic anthropology Forensic Anthropology Population Data Sex assessment Lumbar vertebra
ISSN:	0379-0738, 1872-6283, 1872-6283
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