Identification of human remains: Forensic radiology

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 7-15

  Kahana, T ^a,b   Hiss, J ^b  

^a Israel Police   (Israel)

^b L Greenberg Inst of Forensic Med   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADAVER IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; RADIOLOGY; REVIEW; X RAY FILM;

EID: 0030937223     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-1131(97)90002-X     Document Type: Review

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