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17118594

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2-3
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-8-13
pubmed:abstractText
When human skeletal remains of unknown individuals are analysed, the estimation of ante-mortem stature forms a key part of the report. However, for many people it may be difficult to judge the height of their missing relative in metric values. In this paper, we report on the statures of 2052 black, 483 coloured and 880 white South Africans of both sexes, measured during the last few years. It is shown that the statures of whites are significantly higher than those of the other two groups. The statures of the black and coloured groups are similar. It is proposed that the stature estimates provided in forensic reports are interpreted as tall, medium or short, based on whether they fall in the upper 25%, middle 50% or lower 25% of the distribution for the specific population.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1872-6283
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
13
pubmed:volume
171
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
97-102
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Interpretation of ante-mortem stature estimates in South Africans.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anatomy, University of Pretoria, P.O. Box 2034, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. msteyn@medic.up.ac.za
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article