Sex estimation from the femur using discriminant function analysis in a Central Indian population

Med Sci Law. 2020 Apr;60(2):112-121. doi: 10.1177/0025802419900576. Epub 2020 Feb 12.

Authors

Preetika M Chatterjee¹, Kewal Krishan², R K Singh³, Tanuj Kanchan⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Forensic Science, Guru Ghasidas Central University, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh State, India.
² Department of Anthropology (UGC Centre of Advanced Study), Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
³ Department of Forensic Medicine, Pt. J.N.M. Medical College, Raipur, Government of Chhattisgarh, India.
⁴ Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India.

PMID: 32050848
DOI: 10.1177/0025802419900576

No abstract available

Keywords: Central Indian population; Forensic anthropology; discriminant function analysis; femur; sex estimation.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Discriminant Analysis
Female
Femur / anatomy & histology*
Forensic Anthropology
Humans
India / ethnology
Male
Middle Aged
Sex Characteristics*
Sex Determination by Skeleton / methods*
Sex Determination by Skeleton / statistics & numerical data*