Image analysis of gunshot residue on entry wounds. II. - A statistical estimation of firing range

Forensic Science International

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 179-186

  Brown, H ^a   Cauchi, D M ^a   Holden, J L ^a   Allen, F C L ^a   Cordner, S ^a   Thatcher, P ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Victoria Forensic Science Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gunshot residue; Image analysis; Range estimation; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; EPIDERMIS; EXPERIMENT; FIREARM; GUNSHOT INJURY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; SKIN; STATISTICS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; SWINE;

EID: 0032894015     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(98)00211-4     Document Type: Article

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