Journal of Punjab Academy of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2010
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 2

Determination of Age in the Living by Fusion of Manubrium Sternum and Xiphoid Process – a Radiological Study

  • Author:
  • V. B. Gaur1,, V. B. Sahai2, (Brig) Amarjit Singh3
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Published Online: Jun 1, 2010
  • Page Number: 87 to 89

1Professor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College and Hospital, Pimpri, Pune – 411 018

2Ex. Director Medical Education-Uttar Pradesh, Vice-Chancellor, Swami Vivekanand Subarthi University, Meerut, (U.P.)

3Professor of Radiology, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College and Hospital and Vice Chancellor Dr. D. Y. Patil University, Pimpri, Pune – 411 018

*Email: gaur@pafmat.com

Abstract

Determination of age of a person is a difficult problem and many criteria are used to solve this problem. Many criteria need to be studied more to evaluate their effectiveness and to make these criteria more accurate. This paper is an attempt towards this direction.

Keywords

Poisoning trends, Organo-Phosphorus, Aluminum Phosphide, DDT