Importance of dental records for victim identification following the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster in Thailand

Public Health

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 251-257

  Petju, M ^a   Suteerayongprasert, A ^b   Thongpud, R ^c   Hassiri, K ^d  

^a Dental Department   (Thailand)

^b Takuapa Hospital   (Thailand)

^c Dental Department   (Thailand)

^d Police Forensic Science   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Dental record; Indian Ocean tsunami disaster; Victim identification

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; DOCUMENTARY SOURCE; NATURAL DISASTER; PUBLIC HEALTH; TSUNAMI;

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DENTAL RADIOLOGY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; INDIAN OCEAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; THAILAND; TSUNAMI;

DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; DENTAL RECORDS; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; HUMANS; INDIAN OCEAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NATURAL DISASTERS; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; THAILAND;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIAN OCEAN; PHANGNGA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SOUTHERN REGION; THAILAND;

EID: 33947415747     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.12.003     Document Type: Article

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