Field capability of dogs to locate individual human teeth

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1018-1024

  Cablk, Mary E ^a   Sagebiel, John C ^b  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine reliability; Detection; Forensic anthropology; Forensic dentistry; Forensic science; Human remains detection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DENTISTRY; DOG; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; TOOTH;

ANIMALS; DOGS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; HUMANS; TOOTH;

EID: 79960050559     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01785.x     Document Type: Article

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