Anthropological examination in burned body: a retrospective identification case |
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| Authors: | Marcos Paulo Salles Machado,Andrei de Souza Santos,Gabriela Graç a,Luciana Lima,Ricardo Campos Barcellos |
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| Affiliation: | aCivil Police of Rio de Janeiro State, Afranio Peixoto Medico-legal Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;bAnthropology Department, National Museum, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | It is a well-established fact that forensic anthropology has been extremely helpful in identifying thermally altered human remains, especially in recent years. With the improvement of new analytical techniques, the identification success rate has also been increased. With the help of statistical analysis, combined with analytical anthropological methods, the Forensic Anthropology Service of the Afranio Peixoto Medico-Legal Institute succeeded in identifying a charred body, with a margin of error of approximately 1:500 million to be obtained. |
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| Keywords: | Forensic sciences forensic anthropology identification statistical analysis |
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