Forensic Sciences Research, Volume. 9, Issue 3, owae041(2024)
Human identification by medical findings in a forensic anthropology context
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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
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)