Forensic aspects of maxillofacial radiology

Forensic Science International

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Wood, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forensics; Identification; Radiology

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; DISASTER; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FRONTAL SINUS; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MAXILLOFACIAL RADIOLOGY; ODONTOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SKULL FRACTURE; TOOTH; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 33645957657     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.02.015     Document Type: Review

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