Experiments in the combustibility of the human body

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 466-470

  Christensen, Angi M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Effective heat of combustion; Forensic science; Osteoporosis; Spontaneous human combustion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BURN; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMBUSTION; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FIRE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HEAT; HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA;

BODY COMPOSITION; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; FIRES; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION;

EID: 0036109652     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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