Strontium90 for determination of time since death

Forensic Science International

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-51

  Neis, P ^a   Hille, R ^b   Paschke, M ^b   Pilwat, G ^b   Schnabel, A ^c   Niess, C ^c   Bratzke, H ^c  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bones; Human remains; Strontium90; Time since death

Indexed keywords

STRONTIUM 90;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HALF LIFE TIME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TIME OF DEATH;

EID: 0032916898     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(98)00175-3     Document Type: Article

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