The estimation of the time since death using temperatures recorded from the external auditory canal: Part I: Can a temperature be recorded and interpreted from this site?

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-51

  Rutty, Guy N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dog; External auditory canal; Forensic science; Human; Infrared thermometer; Temperature; Time since death

Indexed keywords

EID: 24644524988     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/Forensic Sci. Med. Pathol.:1:1:41     Document Type: Article

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