Detection of firearms imprints on hands of suspects: Study of the PDT- based field test

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 993-996

  Almog, Joseph ^a   Glattstein, Baruch ^a  

^a Israel Police   (Israel)

Author keywords

3 (2 pyridyl) 5,6 diphenyl 1,2,4 triazine; Criminalistics; Ferrorprint; Ferrotrace; Field tests; Firearms; Forensic science; Latent imprints

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; FIREARM; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HAND; LABORATORY TEST; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030657982     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14250j     Document Type: Article

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