Briefly unidentified: A study of a peculiar source of identification

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 713-715

  O'Connor, Wendi G ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensic anthropology; Forensic science; Human identification; Physical anthropology; Trauma; William r. Maples

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLAVICLE; CLOTHING; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RIB; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

CLAVICLE; CLOTHING; FEMALE; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RIBS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 0033159055     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14541j     Document Type: Article

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