A comparison of the ability of experts and non-experts to differentiate between adult and child human bite marks using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis

Forensic Science International

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 11-20

  Whittaker, D K ^a   Brickley, M R ^b   Evans, L ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult; Bite marks; Child; Forensic dentistry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BITE; DECISION MAKING; DENTIST; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPHY; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SOCIAL WORKER; TOOTH; TRAINING;

EID: 0032473443     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(97)00198-9     Document Type: Article

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