Sample Size Considerations for Control Glass in Casework

Journal of the Canadian Society of Forensic Science

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 173-185

  Sandercock, P M L ^a  

^a ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CRIME; REFRACTION INDEX; SAMPLE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034469329     PISSN: 00085030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00085030.2000.10757511     Document Type: Article

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