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01-05-2011 | Letter to the Editor

Comments on “Estimation of stature from cranial sutures in a South Indian male population” by P. P. J. Rao et al.

Authors: James Christopher Reed, Bridget F. B. Algee-Hewitt

Published in: International Journal of Legal Medicine | Issue 3/2011

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Title: Comments on “Estimation of stature from cranial sutures in a South Indian male population” by P. P. J. Rao et al.
Authors: James Christopher Reed
Bridget F. B. Algee-Hewitt
Publication date: 01-05-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: International Journal of Legal Medicine / Issue 3/2011
Print ISSN: 0937-9827
Electronic ISSN: 1437-1596
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-010-0476-y

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