Multivariate analysis ('Forensiometrics') - A new tool in forensic medicine. Differentiation between sharp force homicide and suicide

Forensic Science International

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 183-200

  Karlsson, Thore ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Forensic medicine; Homicide; Multivariate statistical analysis; PC4; PLS; Principal component; Suicide

Indexed keywords

AGE; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLOTHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FORCE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDE; VIOLENCE; WOUND;

EID: 0032557907     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(98)00065-6     Document Type: Article

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