Science & Justice
Volume 51, Issue 1 , Pages 24-27 , March 2011

Validity of a dichotomous expert response in bitemark analysis using 3-D technology

  • Stella Martin-de-las-Heras

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine, Avenida de Madrid s/n, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain. Tel.: +34 958 249932; fax: +34 958 246107.
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  • Daniel Tafur

Received 13 April 2010 ,Revised 9 July 2010 ,Accepted 18 July 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2010.07.003

Science & Justice
Volume 51, Issue 1 , Pages 24-27 , March 2011

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