Forensic Sciences Research, Volume. 9, Issue 3, owae041(2024)

Human identification by medical findings in a forensic anthropology context

Yara Vieira Lemos1,2, Alexandre Neves Furtado1, Adriana Zatti Lima1, Alexander Santos Dionísio1, Ricardo Moreira Araújo1,2, and Eugénia Cunha3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Serviço de Antropologia Forense, Instituto Médico Legal Dr. André Roquette, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
  • 2Faculdade Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
  • 3University of Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology, Laboratory of Forensic Anthropology, Department of Life Sciences; Coimbra and National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Lisbon, Portugal
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    Yara Vieira Lemos, Alexandre Neves Furtado, Adriana Zatti Lima, Alexander Santos Dionísio, Ricardo Moreira Araújo, Eugénia Cunha. Human identification by medical findings in a forensic anthropology context[J]. Forensic Sciences Research, 2024, 9(3): owae041

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Mar. 19, 2024

    Accepted: Jun. 12, 2024

    Published Online: Sep. 22, 2025

    The Author Email: Eugénia Cunha (eugenia.m.cunha@inmlcf.mj.pt)

    DOI:10.1093/fsr/owae041

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