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. 1991 Jun;9(1):32-5.

National characteristics of dental treatment in disaster victim identification

E Kraft  1 , E Liebhardt, G Lindemaier
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National characteristics of dental treatment in disaster victim identification

E Kraft et al. J Forensic Odontostomatol. 1991 Jun.
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Abstract

In this age of mass tourism it is necessary to identify repeatedly a great number of casualties. In otherwise hopeless cases of identification dental alloys can be broken down by energy-dispersive X-ray microanalysis and an scanning electron microscope to furnish valuable clues as to the country of their origin.

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