Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 8 , Pages 505-509 , November 2008

Metatarsals in the estimation of stature in South Africans

  • Mubarak Ariyo Bidmos, MBBS MSc (Principal Medical Officer)

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress: P.O. Box 3482, Diamond 8305, Kimberley, South Africa. Tel.: +27 82 645 3792; fax: +27 53 832 4446.

Received 1 December 2007 ,Revised 23 March 2008 ,Accepted 18 May 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.05.007

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 8 , Pages 505-509 , November 2008

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