Resolution of small-scale commingling: A case report from the Vietnam War

Forensic Science International

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-69

  Adams, Bradley J ^a,b   Byrd, John E ^a  

^a Central Identification Laboratory ^*  (United States)

^b Office of Chief Medical Examiner New York   (United States)

Author keywords

CILHI; Commingling; Forensic anthropology; Human identification; Physical anthropology; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ARMY; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BATTLE INJURY; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON; TAPHONOMY; UNITED STATES; VIET NAM; WAR;

EID: 30344445088     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.04.088     Document Type: Article

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