Bias and its impact on expert testimony: How the thoughts of the 17th century enlightenment can help the forensic scientist

Environmental Forensics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 289-294

  Oudijk, Gil ^a  

^a Triassic Technology Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Environmental litigation; Expert opinions; Testimony

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548349052     PISSN: 15275922     EISSN: 15275930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15275920701508330     Document Type: Review

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