Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 8 , Pages 441-443 , November 2009

Stature estimation from the length of the sternum in South Indian males: A preliminary study

  • Ritesh G. Menezes, MD Diplomate NB (Assistant Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Tanuj Kanchan, MD (Assistant Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India
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  • G. Pradeep Kumar, MD (Professor & Head)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
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  • P.P. Jagadish Rao, MD, Diplomate NB (Assistant Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India
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  • Stany W. Lobo, MSc PhD (Assistant Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Saba University School of Medicine, Saba, Netherlands Antilles
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  • Selma Uysal, MD (Senior Radiologist)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Kewal Krishan, MSc PhD (Senior Lecturer)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anthropology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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  • Sneha G. Kalthur, MS (Assistant Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
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  • K.R. Nagesh, MD (Associate Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, India
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  • Sunder Shettigar, PUC (Senior Forensic Technician)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India

Received 20 June 2008 ,Revised 4 March 2009 ,Accepted 19 May 2009.

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☆ Presented at the 18th International Association of Forensic Sciences (IAFS) Triennial Meeting held in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (July 2008).

PII: S1752-928X(09)00084-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2009.05.001

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 8 , Pages 441-443 , November 2009

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