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The foot in forensic human identification - a review. / Davies, Catriona; Hackman, L.; Black, Sue.
In: Foot, Vol. 24, No. 1, 03.2014, p. 31-36.

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Davies, C, Hackman, L & Black, S 2014, 'The foot in forensic human identification - a review', Foot, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 31-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foot.2013.12.001

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Davies, C., Hackman, L., & Black, S. (2014). The foot in forensic human identification - a review. Foot, 24(1), 31-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foot.2013.12.001

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Davies C, Hackman L, Black S. The foot in forensic human identification - a review. Foot. 2014 Mar;24(1):31-36. doi: 10.1016/j.foot.2013.12.001

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Davies, Catriona ; Hackman, L. ; Black, Sue. / The foot in forensic human identification - a review. In: Foot. 2014 ; Vol. 24, No. 1. pp. 31-36.

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