An attempt to assess the relevance of textile fibres recovered from car seats

Science and Justice - Journal of the Forensic Science Society

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 225-230

  Roux, C ^a   Margot, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Car seats; Criminalistics; Fibre evidence; Forensic science; Relevance of transfer materials

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAR; CRIME; FIBER; FORENSIC SCIENCE; SEAT; TEXTILE;

EID: 0030714118     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1355-0306(97)72195-6     Document Type: Article

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