Applied forensic epidemiology: The Bayesian evaluation of forensic evidence in vehicular homicide investigation

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 83-92

  Freeman, Michael D ^a,b   Rossignol, Annette M ^c   Hand, Michael L ^d  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BAYES THEOREM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ETHANOL; FIRES; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 58149109268     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.08.017     Document Type: Article

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