Prevalence of Substance Abuse Among Undergraduate Medical Students in South-east Rajasthan: A Cross-sectional Study

Authors

  • Sanjay K Jain Senior Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Jhalawar Medical College, Jhalawar, Rajasthan
  • Shantanu Singh PG Resident, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Jhalawar Medical College, Jhalawar, Rajasthan
  • Rajendra K Mourya Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, SRVS Medical College, Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh.
  • Sandeep Saini PG Resident, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Jhalawar Medical College, Jhalawar, Rajasthan.
  • Praveen S Shekhawat PG Resident, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Jhalawar Medical College, Jhalawar, Rajasthan.
  • MR Shende Professor & Head, Dept. of Anatomy MGIMS, Sevagram

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/jfmt.2026.43.02.16

Keywords:

Physical anthropology, humerus, Cross section Index of Shaft, Robusticity Index, Cross section Index of Head, Trochlear Epicondylar Index

Abstract

Physical anthropology is an interdisciplinary science which in everyday practice applies all the knowledge that medical sciences, have accepted as reliable and scientifically solid facts or processes, and qualitative and quantitative definitions with the help of which accurate and reliable statements can be made. The humerus itself is a complex anatomic unit so anthropometric study was devised on the same. 

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Published

2011-07-30

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 2 (2026): Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology (Apr-Jun)

Section

Original Research

How to Cite

Prevalence of Substance Abuse Among Undergraduate Medical Students in South-east Rajasthan: A Cross-sectional Study. (2011). Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 43(2), 107-110. https://doi.org/10.48165/jfmt.2026.43.02.16