Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 150-155 , April 2010

Identification of sex in Iranian population using patella dimensions

  • Mitra Akhlaghi, MD (Forensic Medicine Specialist, Assistant Professor)
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  • Ardeshir Sheikhazadi, MD (Forensic Medicine Specialist, Associate Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Poursina St., Keshavarz Blvd., Tehran 1417613151, Iran. Tel.: +98 21 22126039, mobile: +98 912 2890395; fax: +98 21 66405588.
    • ,
  • Ali Naghsh, MD (Forensic Medicine Assistant)
    • ,
  • Gholamali Dorvashi, MD (Forensic Medicine Assistant)

Received 2 December 2008 ,Revised 12 April 2009 ,Accepted 24 November 2009.

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PII: S1752-928X(09)00198-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2009.11.005

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 150-155 , April 2010

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