The estimation of the time since death using temperatures recorded from the external auditory canal: Part II - Using single temperatures from this site to estimate the time since death with consideration of environmental or body "factors" that could affect the estimation

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 113-123

  Rutty, Guy N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anatomical factor; Environmental factor; External auditory canal (EAC); Forensic science; Human; Infrared thermometer; Temperature; Time since death (TSD)

Indexed keywords

EID: 23844452345     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/FSMP:1:2:113     Document Type: Article

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