Preparing ballistic gelatine - Review and proposal for a standard method

Forensic Science International

Volumn 141, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 91-98

  Jussila, Jorma ^a  

^a Police Technical Centre   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ballistics; Gelatine; Penetration; Simulant

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; GELATIN;

ACIDITY; BALLISTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIMULATION; STANDARDIZATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 1842555523     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2003.11.036     Document Type: Article

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