Canada’s proposed forensic dna evidence bank

Journal of the Canadian Society of Forensic Science

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 113-125

  Walsh, J J ^a  

^a Crown Counsel   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CRIME; DATA BASE; DNA DETERMINATION; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; LAW; OFFENDER; SAMPLING; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031668528     PISSN: 00085030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00085030.1998.10757113     Document Type: Article

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