New Developments and Quality Assurance in Fire Debris Analysis

Analysis and Interpretation of Fire Scene Evidence

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 229-254

  Almirall, José R ^a   Perr, Jeannette ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85137941821     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/9780203492727-12     Document Type: Chapter

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