Seven hundred seventy eight bite marks: Analysis by anatomic location, victim and biter demographics, type of crime, and legal disposition

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1436-1443

  Freeman, Adam J ^a   Senn, David R ^b   Arendt, Douglas M ^c  

^a San Antonio Dental School ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c Lightmic Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Bite marks; Distribution; Forensic odontology; Forensic science; Incidence; Location

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANATOMY; ARM; BITE; BREAST; CHILD ABUSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRIME; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTIST; FEMALE; GENDER; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL CRIME; VICTIM;

EID: 27844600616     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2005178     Document Type: Conference Paper

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