Oscillating blood droplets - implications for crime scene reconstruction

Science and Justice - Journal of the Forensic Science Society

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 161-171

  Raymond, M A ^a   Smith, E R ^b   Liesegang, J ^b  

^a Victoria Police Forensic Service Centre   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood spatter analysis; Forensic science; Scene reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD STAIN; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CRIME; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; OSCILLATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; STROBOSCOPY; VELOCITY;

EID: 0029760532     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1355-0306(96)72591-1     Document Type: Article

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