Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 156-160 , April 2010

Stature estimation from hand and phalanges lengths of Egyptians

  • Sahar Refaat Habib, MD (Assistant Professor of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology)

      Affiliations

    • Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Dept., Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +20 0862356034, mobile: +20 0123711695.
    • ,
  • Nashwa Nabil Kamal, MD (Lecturer of Community Medicine)

      Affiliations

    • Community Medicine Dept., Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Egypt

Received 17 August 2009 ,Revised 4 November 2009 ,Accepted 22 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2009.12.004

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 156-160 , April 2010

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