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Age Estimation in the Living: Osteology and Age Estimation

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Age Estimation in the Living: Osteology and Age Estimation. / Cunningham, C.A.; Black, S.M.
Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine. ed. / Jason Payne-James; Roger W. Byard. 2nd. ed. Elsevier Inc., 2016. p. 79-83.

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Cunningham, CA & Black, SM 2016, Age Estimation in the Living: Osteology and Age Estimation. in J Payne-James & RW Byard (eds), Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine. 2nd edn, Elsevier Inc., pp. 79-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-800034-2.00008-2

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Cunningham, C. A., & Black, S. M. (2016). Age Estimation in the Living: Osteology and Age Estimation. In J. Payne-James, & R. W. Byard (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine (2nd ed., pp. 79-83). Elsevier Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-800034-2.00008-2

Vancouver

Cunningham CA, Black SM. Age Estimation in the Living: Osteology and Age Estimation. In Payne-James J, Byard RW, editors, Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine. 2nd ed. Elsevier Inc. 2016. p. 79-83 doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-800034-2.00008-2

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Cunningham, C.A. ; Black, S.M. / Age Estimation in the Living : Osteology and Age Estimation. Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine. editor / Jason Payne-James ; Roger W. Byard. 2nd. ed. Elsevier Inc., 2016. pp. 79-83

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