Estimation of early postmortem intervals by a multiple regression analysis using rectal temperature and non-temperature based postmortem changes

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 249-253

  Honjyo, Kohji ^a   Yonemitsu, Kosei ^a   Tsunenari, Shigeyuki ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corneal turbidity; Hypostasis; Multiple regression analysis; Postmortem interval; Rectal temperature; Rigidity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CORNEA; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; RIGIDITY; SCORING SYSTEM; TURBIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD CIRCULATION; BODY TEMPERATURE; CORNEA; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; RECTUM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 26844514226     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2005.02.003     Document Type: Article

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