Journal of Forensic Research

Department of Forensic medicine, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, Iran

Publications

• Mini Review   
  Percutaneous anthropometric measurements of the upper arm and forearm bones in the adult Nigerian population in Lagos: Determination of Stature and Gender
  Author(s): Sujel Abkar*
  
  Like other phenotypic traits, stature is a key indicator for identification and is influenced by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. With the alarming rise in the frequency of road, flood, intentional mutilation, and natural disasters, stature or body height is one of the most significant and useful anthropometric parameters that establish a person's physical identity. It is also regarded as one of the important and significant parameters for the establishment of personal identity in forensic medical examination or anthropological studies. To determine stature and gender in an adult Nigerian population by measuring the percutaneous length of the arm and forearm bones. The University of Lagos' workers, students, and volunteers made up the sample group for this study, which included 222 people (115 men and 107 women) between the ages of 18 and 65. .. Read More»
  DOI: , DOI: 10.37421/2157-7145.2023.14.581

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