Forensic findings from the Nairobi U.S. Embassy terrorist bombing

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 380-388

  Kalebi, A Y ^a,b   Olumbe, A K O ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^c QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

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EID: 33750561480     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v83i7.9450     Document Type: Article

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