Volume : V, Issue : V, May - 2016

ESTIMATION OF STATURE FROM DIMENSIONS OF FOOT IN FEMALES OF NASIK POPULATION

Dr. S. Ranjan Bajpai

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 Introduction: Ascertaining sex and estimation stature from incomplete skeletal and decomposed bodies is the main theme in physical anthropology and forensic sciences. Material and Methods: The present study was carried out for estimation of stature from the foot length and foot eadth of total 100 females subject in 18–25 years age group in dept of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, SMBT Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Nasik, Maharashtra. Stature and foot length measurements of each one of them were taken using standard instruments. Result : A good correlation of stature was observed with foot length and it was statistically significant. Conclusion: The results of study practical use in medico– legal cases and in anthropometry

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Dr.S. Ranjan Bajpai ESTIMATION OF STATURE FROM DIMENSIONS OF FOOT IN FEMALES OF NASIK POPULATIONInternational Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 5, Issue : 5 MAY 2016

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