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Disaster Victim Identification in the 21st Century

      A US Perspective

      EDITED BY

       John A Williams

      Western Carolina University Cullowhee, US

       Victor W Weedn

      George Washington University Washington, US

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      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Williams, John A. (Physical anthropologist), editor. | Weedn, VictorWalter, editor. | John Wiley & Sons, publisher. Title: Disaster victim identification in the 21st century : a US perspective / edited by John A Williams, Victor W Weedn. Description: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2022. | Series: Forensic science in focus | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2021061393 (print) | LCCN 2021061394 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119652786 (hardback) | ISBN 9781119652809 (pdf) | ISBN 9781119652793 (epub) | ISBN 9781119652823 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Disaster victims--Identification. | Dead--Identification. Classification: LCC RA1055 .D53 2022 (print) | LCC RA1055 (ebook) | DDC 363.34/8--dc23/eng/20220301 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021061393 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021061394

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Contents

      1  Cover

      2  Series page

      3  Title page

      4  Copyright

      5  About the Editors

      6  Notes on the Contributors

      7  Preface

      8  Series Preface

      9 1 Introduction1.1 Introduction1.2 This Book

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