2. Identification of severely incinerated human remains: The need for a cooperative approach between forensic specialities. A case report

Medicine, Science and the Law

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 356-361

  Bassed, Richard ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; BONE; CADAVER; DENTISTRY; DNA DETERMINATION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; INCINERATION; MALE; TOOTH; CASE REPORT; CRIME; FIRE; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

CRIME; FIRES; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; INCINERATION; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; TOOTH;

EID: 1542575702     PISSN: 00258024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/rsmmsl.43.4.356     Document Type: Article

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