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Sexual determination of the mandible breadth in a central Chinese population sample: a three-dimensional analysis

Mohong DengDepartment of Oral-Maxillary Surgery, Wuhan University Stomatology Medical College, Wuhan, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Rufeng BaiCollaborative Innovation Center of Judicial Civilization, Beijing,People’s Republic of China;China University of Political Science and Law, Key Laboratory of Evidence Science (China University of Political Science and Law), Ministry of Education, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Hongmei DongDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Jiao MuDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Wei LinDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Yiwu ZhouDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 332-343 | Received 03 Jun 2015, Accepted 14 Dec 2015, Published online: 18 Feb 2016

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