Thai tsunami victim identification - Overview to date

Journal of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-18

  James, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disaster Victim Identification; Forensic Odontology; Tsunami

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AUTOPSY; BUILDING; CADAVER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DENTISTRY; DISASTER; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INDIAN OCEAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PERSONNEL; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; STANDARD; THAILAND; TOOTH; TSUNAMI; VICTIM;

EID: 20444446736     PISSN: 0258414X     EISSN: 22196749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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