On statistical analysis of forensic DNA: Theory, methods and computer programs

Forensic Science International

Volumn 162, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 17-23

  Fung, Wing K ^a   Hu, Yue Qing ^a,b   Chung, Yuk Ka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Computer programs; EasyDNA; Forensic DNA; Statistics

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA MIXTURE EVALUATION; ETHNIC GROUP; EVALUATION; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; PATERNITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33748523429     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.06.025     Document Type: Article

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