| Autor: |
Swami, Shveta, V. V. G., Patnaik, Kaushal, Subash, Sharma, Deepak |
| Zdroj: |
Medico-Legal Update; Jul-Dec2012, Vol. 12 Issue 2, p182-186, 5p |
| Abstrakt: |
The skull appears to be the main reliable bone, apart from pelvis, exhibiting sexually dimorphic features. AIM: the aim of the study is to carry out craniometric analysis of nasal bone and study its role in sexual dimorphism. MATERIAL: The skulls of 60 individuals of known sex (30 male and 30 female) of Indian Punjab region were taken as material for the present study. METHOD: A series of three metric variables: nasal height, nasal breadth and nasal index were taken using the sliding caliper. RESULTS: Upon statistical analysis (stepwise discriminant function analysis) 71.7% of the skulls were correctly classified as male and female skulls. CONCLUSION: Thus the present study has established specific craniometric standards of the nasal bone for the population of this region and the data is of significance in the field of forensic medicine and physical anthropology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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