Genetic matches and the logic of the law

Genetica

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 211-213

  Curran, James M ^a   Robertson, Bernard ^b   Vignaux, G A ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Editor of the New Zealand Law Jnl   (New Zealand)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

DNA; Evidence; Interpretation; Statistics

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENETIC ANALYSIS;

CRIMINAL LAW; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENOTYPE; LOGIC;

EID: 0032756976     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003720906943     Document Type: Article

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