Investigating demodex in forensic autopsy cases

Forensic Science International

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 226-231

  Özdemir, M Hakan ^a   Aksoy, Umit ^a   Akisu, Çiler ^a   Sönmez, Ersel ^a   Çakmak, M Ali ^b  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Izmir Morgue Directorate ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Contamination; Demodex; Forensic autopsy; Mite

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CHEEK; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMODEX; EYELASH; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NOSE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFECTION; STANDARDIZATION; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 0043071536     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(03)00216-0     Document Type: Article

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