Estimating sex using discriminant analysis of mandibular measurements from a modern Greek sample

Estimating sex using discriminant analysis of mandibular measurements from a modern Greek sample

Abstract Background Sex determination is an integral and fundamental step in biological profile construction. The mandible, which holds many dimorphic traits, can be useful for sex estimation in the forensic context. However, reliable sex estimation usually relies on population-specific mandibular m...

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Main Authors: Andreas Bertsatos, Konstantina Athanasopoulou, Maria-Eleni Chovalopoulou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-05-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences
Subjects:
Sex determination
Discriminant function analysis
Mandibular measurements
Greek population
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41935-019-0133-7

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