The contribution of DNA to the disaster victim identification (DVI) effort

Forensic Science International

Volumn 205, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 52-58

  Hartman, D ^a   Drummer, O ^a   Eckhoff, C ^b   Scheffer, J W ^c   Stringer, P ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CrimTrac   (Australia)

^c Victoria Police Forensic Service Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disaster victim identification; DNA; DNA identification; Forensic biology; Mass disaster; Missing persons

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTOPSY; BUSHFIRE; CHEEK MUCOSA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MASS DISASTER; NATURAL DISASTER; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; VICTIM;

EID: 79651474900     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.09.024     Document Type: Article

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