The unassailable nature of ground truth in scientific research: Response to Asonov et al.

Forensic Sci Int Synerg

University of Lausanne, Faculty of Law, Criminal Justice and Public Administration, School of Criminal Justice, 1015 Lausanne-Dorigny, Switzerland.

Published: September 2024

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