Enhancing accurate data collection in mass fatality kinship identifications: Lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 354-362

  Donkervoort, Sandra ^a,b   Dolan, Siobhan M ^a,c   Beckwith, Michelle ^d   Northrup, Tammy Pruet ^e   Sozer, Amanda ^f  

^a SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Paternity Testing Corporation   (United States)

^e Fisheries Research Support   (United States)

^f Sozer Niezgoda and Associates LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA identification; Emergency preparedness; Hurricane Katrina; Kinship analysis; Mass fatality; Sample collection form

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FAMILY; FATALITY; FORENSIC GENETICS; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HURRICANE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION;

ASIA; CYCLONES; DISASTERS; DNA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FAMILY; FORENSIC GENETICS; HUMANS; LOUISIANA; NEW YORK CITY; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; TIDAL WAVES; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 48049115970     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2008.05.008     Document Type: Article

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