Soil Accumulation of By-Products of tissue Decomposition and Time Since Death

Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 67-71

  MacGregor, Donna M ^a   Wood, Walter B ^a   Brecknell, Douglas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AUSTRALIA; AUTOPSY; BODY TEMPERATURE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSECT; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; SKELETON; SOIL; SWINE; TIME OF DEATH; TISSUE DEGENERATION;

EID: 0030390573     PISSN: 00450618     EISSN: 1834562X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00450619609411355     Document Type: Article

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