Accepted Manuscript Title: Inaccuracy and bias in adult skeletal age estimation: Assessing the reliability of eight methods on individuals of varying body sizes Author: Catherine E. Merritt PII: S0379-0738(17)30104-4 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2017.03.003 Reference: FSI 8790 To appear in: FSI Received date: 9-1-2017 Revised date: 6-3-2017 Accepted date: 10-3-2017 Please cite this article as: Catherine E.Merritt, Inaccuracy and bias in adult skeletal age estimation: Assessing the reliability of eight methods on individuals of varying body sizes, Forensic Science Internationalhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2017.03.003 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.