Estimating Age at Death by Examining the Crystallite Size of Hydroxylapatite in Human Teeth
Estimation of age is an important component of the biological profile that forensic anthropologists construct in order to attain a positive identification of a deceased individual. This research is a proof of concept study for the use of X-ray diffraction (XRD) on a tooth sample to estimate age. Pre...
Main Author: | Wilson, Teresa Veronica |
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Other Authors: | Rebecca Saunders |
Format: | Others |
Language: | en |
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LSU
2009
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Online Access: | http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-04152009-140513/ |
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