A Test of the Passalacqua Age at Death Estimation Method Using the Sacrum.

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A test of the accuracy of the Passalacqua (J Forensic Sci, 5, 2009, 255) sacrum method in a forensic context was performed on a sample of 153 individuals from the J.C.B. Grant Skeletal Collection. The Passalacqua (J Forensic Sci, 5, 2009, 255) method assesses seven traits of the sacrum using a 7-digit coding system. An accuracy of 97.3% was achieved using the Passalacqua (J Forensic Sci, 5, 2009, 255) method to...

Topics

• Age Determination by Skeleton
• Forensic Anthropology
• Humans
• Phenotype
• Regression Analysis
• Sacrum