Dental identification of war victims from Petrinja in Croatia

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 47-51

  Brkic, H ^a   Strinovic, D ^b   Slaus, M ^c   Skavic, J ^b   Zecevic, D ^b   Milicevic, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c CROATIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND ARTS   (Croatia)

^d Private Dental Clinic   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Forensic dentistry; Identification; Mass Graves; Prosthetic appliance; Teeth; War victims

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; CROATIA; DISASTER; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; ODONTOLOGY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; VICTIM;

CROATIA; FEMALE; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; HUMANS; MALE; WAR CRIMES;

EID: 0030803979     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004140050029     Document Type: Article

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