Sex estimation based on the anthropometric measurements of thyroid cartilage using discriminant analysis

Abstract Background The morphometric analysis of the individual bones of the human skeleton can be used to estimate the sex of unidentified corpses. Our aims were as follows: to test whether thyroid cartilage can be used for forensic purposes as a predictor of biological sex; to establish the level...

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Main Authors: Roberto Cameriere, Galina V. Zolotenkova, Igor A. Kuznetsov, Roberto Scendoni, Yuri I. Pigolkin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-02-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41935-021-00219-5