Do group-specific equations provide the best estimates of stature?
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- 作者：John Albanese ; albanese@uwindsor.ca" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Stephanie E. Osley ; Andrew Tuck
- 关键词：Forensic anthropology ; Stature estimation ; Long bones ; Fordisc ; Secular changes ; Sex ; Race/ancestry
- 刊名：Forensic Science International
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：April 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：261
- 期：Complete
- 页码：154-158
- 全文大小：298 K
文摘
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Group-specificity for stature equations was tested with humerus and femur data.
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Various combinations of sex/race/century-specific options in Fordisc 3.1 were assessed.
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Group-specific equations do not provide the best estimates of stature.
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The humerus was found to be as effective as the femur in estimating stature.