Are a minimum number of concordant matches needed to establish identity in forensic odontology?

Journal of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 6-13

  Acharya, Ashith B ^a   Taylor, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Concordant points; Dental statistics; Identification categories

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CADAVER IDENTIFICATION; DENTISTRY; DENTITION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION CENTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIVERSITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0037947508     PISSN: 0258414X     EISSN: 22196749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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