Identification process in mass graves from the Spanish Civil War I

Forensic Science International

Volumn 199, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages

  Ríos, Luis ^a   Ovejero, José Ignacio Casado ^b   Prieto, Jorge Puente ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Asociación para la Recuperación de la Memoria Histórica ARMH   (Spain)

^c San Sebastian de los Reyes   (Spain)

Author keywords

Archives; Identification; Mass grave; Non metric traits; Spanish Civil War

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; CADAVER; CADAVER IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFORMATION CENTER; LEGAL EVIDENCE; LEGAL PROCEDURE; MALE; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; OSTEOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; SPAIN; WAR;

EID: 77953134054     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.02.023     Document Type: Article

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