The lateral angle revisited: A validation study of the reliability of the lateral angle method for sex determination using computed tomography (CT)

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The lateral angle revisited : A validation study of the reliability of the lateral angle method for sex determination using computed tomography (CT). / Morgan, Jeannie; Lynnerup, Niels; Hoppa, R.D.

In: Journal of Forensic Sciences, Vol. 58, No. 2, 01.03.2013, p. 443-447.

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Morgan, J, Lynnerup, N & Hoppa, RD 2013, 'The lateral angle revisited: A validation study of the reliability of the lateral angle method for sex determination using computed tomography (CT)', Journal of Forensic Sciences, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 443-447. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.12090

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Morgan, J., Lynnerup, N., & Hoppa, R. D. (2013). The lateral angle revisited: A validation study of the reliability of the lateral angle method for sex determination using computed tomography (CT). Journal of Forensic Sciences, 58(2), 443-447. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.12090

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Morgan J, Lynnerup N, Hoppa RD. The lateral angle revisited: A validation study of the reliability of the lateral angle method for sex determination using computed tomography (CT). Journal of Forensic Sciences. 2013 Mar 1;58(2):443-447. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.12090

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Morgan, Jeannie ; Lynnerup, Niels ; Hoppa, R.D. / The lateral angle revisited : A validation study of the reliability of the lateral angle method for sex determination using computed tomography (CT). In: Journal of Forensic Sciences. 2013 ; Vol. 58, No. 2. pp. 443-447.

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