Letter to the Editor-Combating Bias: The Next Step in Fighting Cognitive and Psychological Contamination

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 276-277

  Dror, Itiel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; LETTER; OBSERVER VARIATION; STANDARD;

COGNITION; FORENSIC SCIENCES; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION;

EID: 84855366142     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01940.x     Document Type: Letter

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