The use of radiography in forensic medicine

Radiography

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 311-320

  Hughes, Nigel ^a   Baker, Mary ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cause of death; Forensic radiography; Identification

Indexed keywords

AIR EMBOLISM; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; UNITED KINGDOM; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0030703235     PISSN: 10788174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-8174(97)90007-9     Document Type: Review

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