Rectal temperature time of death nomogram: Sudden change of ambient temperature

Forensic Science International

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 171-178

  Althaus, Lars ^a   Henssge, Claus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Changed ambient temperature; Rectal cooling; Time of death

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOLING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; NOMOGRAM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; TIME OF DEATH;

EID: 0032904981     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(98)00188-1     Document Type: Article

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