Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 83-92 , February 2009

Applied forensic epidemiology: The Bayesian evaluation of forensic evidence in vehicular homicide investigation

  • Michael D. Freeman, PhD MPH (Adjunct Associate Professor, Clinical Associate Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Aarhus, Denmark
    • Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, School of Medicine, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: 205, Liberty Street NE, Suite B, Salem, Oregon 97301, USA. Tel.: +1 503 586 0127; fax: +1 503 586 0192.
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  • Annette M. Rossignol, ScD (Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, Oregon State University, USA
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  • Michael L. Hand, PhD (Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Atkinson Graduate School of Management, Willamette University, USA

Received 6 January 2008 ,Revised 16 August 2008 ,Accepted 18 August 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.08.017

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 83-92 , February 2009

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