Identifying chop marks on cremated bone: A preliminary study

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 933-936

  De Gruchy, Spencer ^a   Rogers, Tracy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal bone; Cleaver; Cremation; Forensic science; Hacking trauma; Heat fractures

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BONE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FORELIMB; FORENSIC SCIENCE; FRACTURE; HEAT; NONHUMAN; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

EID: 0036379872     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs15506j     Document Type: Article

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