DNA reviews: Hair

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 133-137

  Graham, E A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crime scene investigation; Forensic; Hair; Identification; Mitochondrial DNA; Nuclear DNA

Indexed keywords

EID: 36948999380     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-007-9005-9     Document Type: Article

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