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Book Title: Forensic Dna Evidence On Trial: Science And Uncertainty In T...
Item Length: 5.1in.
Item Height: 0.2in.
Item Width: 7.8in.
Author: Victoria Grace, Gerald Midgley, Annabel Ahurri-Driscoll, Johanna Veth
Publication Name: Forensic D N A Evidence ON Trial : Science and Uncertainty in the Courtroom
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Emergent Publications
Publication Year: 2011
Type: Textbook
Number of Pages: 100 Pages
