The killing field of Khao Lak: Forensic odontology in Thailand tsunami victim identification

Singapore Dental Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-50

  Tan, Peng Hui ^a,b  

^a HEALTH SCIENCES AUTHORITY   (Singapore)

^b AFPN 0041 ^*  (Singapore)

Author keywords

Dental record; Odontology; Tsunami; Victim identification

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; DENTISTRY; DISASTER; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SINGAPORE; THAILAND; TOOTH;

DENTAL RECORDS; DNA; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; HUMANS; NATURAL DISASTERS; SINGAPORE; THAILAND; TOOTH;

EID: 31544467270     PISSN: 03775291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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