Recovery and identification of the victims of the Ehime Maru/USS Greeneville collision at sea

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 539-542

  Lewis Jr , John A ^a   Shiroma, Calvin Y ^a   Von Guenthner, Kanthi ^b   Dunn, Kenneth N ^a  

^a Building 45 ^*  (United States)

^b City and County of Honolulu   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental identification; Ehime Maru; Forensic odontology; Forensic pathology; Forensic science; Remotely operated vehicle

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECOMPOSITION; DENTISTRY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; JAPAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MILITARY MEDICINE; NAVY; ODONTOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SHIP; SHIP ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

ACCIDENTS; BUDDHISM; DENTAL RECORDS; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; HUMANS; JAPAN; MILITARY PERSONNEL; SHIPS; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2442656632     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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