Pharmacological History of Missing Subjects: Perspective of a Correction Factor to Aid in the Study of Bone Remains

• Published in: Biology (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 11; no. 8; p. 1128
• Main Authors: Cecannecchia, Camilla, Baldari, Benedetta, Cioffi, Andrea
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 27.07.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Age; Anthropology; Bone density; Bone healing; Bone mass; Bone mineral density; Bones; Cocaine; Criminal investigations; Dating; death; Drug abuse; Drugs; Forensic anthropology; Forensic science; forensic sciences; Fractures; Human remains; identification; Injuries; Osteoporosis; Trauma; Variables

In forensic anthropology, bone mineral density and the estimation of the dating of fractures based on the degree of progress of healing processes are important parameters of study on bone remains. With our article we aim, on the one hand, to highlight the importance that these parameters have in the...