Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 4 , Pages 190-194 , May 2007

Determination of sex from the femur in Anatolian Caucasians: A digital radiological study

Received 8 February 2006 ,Revised 27 March 2006 ,Accepted 14 May 2006.

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PII: S1353-1131(06)00137-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.05.008

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 4 , Pages 190-194 , May 2007

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