Radiographic identification of fragmentary human remains from a mass disaster

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 40-44

  Kahana, T ^a   Ravioli, J A ^b   Urroz, C L ^b   Hiss, J ^a  

^a L Greenberg Inst of Forensic Med   (Israel)

^b Forensic Med Corps Fed Judicial M   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Bombing; Identification, positive; Mass disaster; Radiology; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSIS; DISASTER; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; CRIME VICTIMS; DISASTER PLANNING; EXPLOSIONS; FEMALE; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE;

EID: 0030910726     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199703000-00007     Document Type: Article

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