The crash of LOT Flight 007: Dental identification

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1323-1325

  Brannon, Robert B ^a   Morlang, William M ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aircraft accidents; American athletes; Dental identification; Forensic odontology; Forensic science; Mass disaster investigation; Sports

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTITION; DISASTER; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEDICAL RECORD; ODONTOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036845168     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs15568j     Document Type: Article

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