Identification of sex and age for Egyptians using computed tomography of the first lumbar vertebra

Abstract Background Identification of bony remains and other decomposed parts of human is of great importance not only for legal but also for humanitarian reasons. However, in certain instances due to burial factors or in cases of explosion disasters, many of large bones may be destroyed or incomple...

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Main Authors: Nazih Ramadan, Mervat Hamdy Abd El-Salam, Amani Fahmy Hanon, Naglaa Farid El-Sayed, Ahmed Yosri Al-Amir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-12-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences
Subjects:
Age
Sex
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41935-017-0025-7