Thai tsunami victim identification - Overview to date

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dc.contributor.authorJames, H.
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractThe boxing day tsunami of 26 December 2004 caused devastation and loss of life around the Indian ocean. International disaster victim identification efforts were centred in Thailand, with many odontologists from over 20 countries contributing to the examination of deceased, collection of antemortem information, comparison and reconciliation of data. The contribution of forensic odontology to the identification process conducted in Thailand in response to the tsunami devastation is presented in a composite of short reports focused on the five phases associated with disaster victim identification. To date 1,474 deceased have been identified. Dental comparison has been the primary identifier in 79% of cases and a contributor in another 8%, a total of 87%.
dc.description.urihttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16224829
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology, 2005; 23(1):1-18
dc.identifier.issn0258-414X
dc.identifier.issn2219-6749
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/41589
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMacquarie University School of Management
dc.subjectForensic Odontology
dc.subjectDisaster Victim Identification
dc.subjectTsunami
dc.titleThai tsunami victim identification - Overview to date
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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