Social isolation and delayed discovery of bodies in houses: The value of forensic pathology, anthropology, odontology and entomology in the medico-legal investigation

Forensic Science International

Volumn 151, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 259-265

  Archer, M S ^a,b   Bassed, R B ^a   Briggs, C A ^a,b   Lynch, M J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Forensic anthropology; Forensic entomology; Forensic odontology; Forensic pathology; Multidisciplinary; Skeleton; Social isolation

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; BONE INJURY; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CAUSE OF DEATH; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; ODONTOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ISOLATION; ZOOLOGY;

EID: 20444391733     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.02.016     Document Type: Article

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