Virtual anthropology and forensic identification: Report of one case

Forensic Science International

Volumn 173, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 182-187

  Dedouit, Fabrice ^a   Telmon, Norbert ^a   Costagliola, Rémi ^a   Otal, Philippe ^a   Joffre, Francis ^a   Rougé, Daniel ^a  

^a CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Bones; Charring; Computed tomography; Identification

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BODY HEIGHT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; OSTEOMETRY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION;

EID: 35348890111     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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