Open AccessEstimation of Sex From Index and Ring Finger Lengths in An Indigenous Population of Eastern India
Author(s) -
Jaydip Sen
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/14940.6846
Subject(s) - ring finger , demography , population , logistic regression , bivariate analysis , forensic anthropology , indigenous , index (typography) , estimation , forensic science , index finger , medicine , statistics , biology , geography , mathematics , veterinary medicine , genetics , anatomy , computer science , world wide web , gene , ecology , management , archaeology , sociology , economics
Forensic anthropology involves the identification of human remains for medico-legal purposes. Estimation of sex is an essential element of medico-legal investigations when identification of unknown dismembered remains is involved.