Letter to the Editor
Commentary on: Stephan CN, Ross AH. Letter to the Editor—A Code of Practice for the Establishment and Use of Authentic Human Skeleton Collections in Forensic Anthropology. J Forensic Sci 2018;63(5):1604–7.
John Albanese Ph.D.,
Hugo F.V. Cardoso Ph.D.,
John Albanese Ph.D.
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, N9B 3P4 Canada
Search for more papers by this authorHugo F.V. Cardoso Ph.D.
Department of Archaeology and Centre for Forensic Research, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A 4X7 Canada
Search for more papers by this authorJohn Albanese Ph.D.,
Hugo F.V. Cardoso Ph.D.,
John Albanese Ph.D.
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, N9B 3P4 Canada
Search for more papers by this authorHugo F.V. Cardoso Ph.D.
Department of Archaeology and Centre for Forensic Research, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A 4X7 Canada
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 22 May 2019
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