The acquisition of breaking and broken glass

Science and Justice - Journal of the Forensic Science Society

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 121-127

  Underhill, M ^a  

^a FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Backward fragmentation; Broken; Criminalistics; Forensic science; Glass; Surface

Indexed keywords

GLASS;

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CLOTHING; CRIME; DATA ANALYSIS; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HAIR ANALYSIS; OFFENDER; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0030918648     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1355-0306(97)72157-9     Document Type: Article

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