Twenty-seven years of forensic anthropology casework in New Mexico

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 521-524

  Komar, Debra A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensic anthropology; Forensic science; New Mexico; Taphonomy; Time since death

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DETERMINATION; AGED; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH; ENVIRONMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERT WITNESS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FUTUROLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MEXICO; MODEL; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DETERMINATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VICTIM; WORK;

EID: 0038711033     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2002078     Document Type: Article

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