Oral autopsy of unidentified burned human remains: A new procedure

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 306-311

  Fereira, J ^a,b   Ortega, A ^b   Avila, A ^c   Espina, A ^a   Leendertz, R ^b   Barrios, F ^a  

^a Institute of Odontologic Research   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Autopsy technique; Burned remains; Identification; Mouth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BURN; CADAVER; DENTISTRY; DISASTER; FACE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MOUTH CAVITY;

AUTOPSY; BURNS; DISSECTION; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; PHOTOGRAPHY; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0030779839     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199709000-00017     Document Type: Article

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