Science & Justice
Volume 48, Issue 3 , Pages 118-125 , September 2008

A logical framework to ballpoint ink dating interpretation

Received 7 June 2007 ,Accepted 20 October 2007.

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Science & Justice
Volume 48, Issue 3 , Pages 118-125 , September 2008