Identification of the unidentified deceased: Turnaround times, methods, and demographics in Fulton County, Georgia

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 79-84

  Hanzlick, Randy ^a,b   Smith, Geoffrey P ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Identification methods; Unidentified deceased

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; SUICIDE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CORONER; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RACE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33746088087     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000203155.45920.fd     Document Type: Article

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