General guidelines for categorization and interpretation of mixed str dna profiles

Journal of the Canadian Society of Forensic Science

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 179-216

  Wickenheiser, Ray ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL;

DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FORENSIC MEDICINE; MATHEMATICAL VARIABLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 33947246938     PISSN: 00085030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00085030.2006.10757144     Document Type: Article

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