Strontium and geolocation, the pathway to identification for deceased undocumented Mexican border-crossers: A preliminary report

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-49

  Juarez, Chelsey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Border deaths; Forensic sciences; Immigrants; Isotopes; Repatriation; Strontium

Indexed keywords

STRONTIUM;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENAMEL; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEXICO; ODONTOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; STRONTIUM ISOTOPES; TOOTH;

EID: 39049126090     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2007.00610.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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