The forensic expert witness-An issue of competency

Forensic Science International

Volumn 168, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 89-94

  Hiss, Jehuda ^a   Freund, Maya ^a   Kahana, Tzipi ^b  

^a National Center of Forensic Medicine   (Israel)

^b Israel Police   (Israel)

Author keywords

Expert witness; Forensic anthropology; Forensic biology; Forensic medicine; Professional competence

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EXPERT WITNESS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; LEGAL COMPETENCE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCIENTIST;

EID: 34247241591     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.06.004     Document Type: Review

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