Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 213-215 , May 2010

Sexual dimorphism of the mandible in a modern Egyptian population

  • Magdy Abdel Azim Kharoshah, MBBCh Msc MD MFFLM (Forensic medicine consultant)

      Affiliations

    • Forensic Medicine Center, General Directorate of Health Affairs, Eastern Province, Dammam, King Khaled Street, 6668/31176 KSA, Saudi Arabia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +966 500354154; fax: +966 38155653.
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  • Osama Almadani, MBBS Msc PhD MFFLM (Consultant and Head)

      Affiliations

    • Forensic Medicine Center, General Directorate of Health Affairs, Eastern Province, Dammam, King Khaled Street, 6668/31176 KSA, Saudi Arabia
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  • Sherien Salah Ghaleb, MBBCh Msc MD MFFLM (Assistant professor)

      Affiliations

    • Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt
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  • Mamdouh Kamal Zaki, MBBCh Msc MD (Senior specialist)

      Affiliations

    • Forensic Medicine Center in Jeddah, KSA, Saudi Arabia
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  • Yasser Ahmed Abdel Fattah, MBBCh Msc MD (Head)

      Affiliations

    • Radiology Department, Saudi German Hospital, AL Madina, KSA, Saudi Arabia

Received 1 August 2009 ,Revised 7 December 2009 ,Accepted 4 February 2010.

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PII: S1752-928X(10)00008-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2010.02.005

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 213-215 , May 2010

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