Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 50-53 , December 2008

Empirical support for the reliability of DNA interpretation in Croatia

  • Gordan Lauc

      Affiliations

    • DNA Laboratory, University of Osijek School of Medicine, J. Huttlera 4, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
    • Genos, Trg. Lj. Gaja 6, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
    • ,
  • Snjezana Dzijan

      Affiliations

    • DNA Laboratory, University of Osijek School of Medicine, J. Huttlera 4, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
    • ,
  • Damir Marjanovic

      Affiliations

    • Genos, Trg. Lj. Gaja 6, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
    • ,
  • Simon Walsh

      Affiliations

    • Forensic & Data Centres, Australian Federal Police, GPO Box 401, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
    • ,
  • James Curran

      Affiliations

    • Department of Statistics, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    • ,
  • John Buckleton

      Affiliations

    • ESR, PB 92021 Auckland, New Zealand
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +64 9 8153 904; fax: +64 9 8496 046.

Received 28 May 2008 ,Revised 8 August 2008 ,Accepted 27 August 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2008.08.005

Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 50-53 , December 2008

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