Fluorescent identification of biological and other stains on skin by the use of alternative light sources

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 296-301

  Wawryk, Jacob ^a   Odell, Morris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC MEDICINE   (Australia)

Author keywords

ALS; Fluorescence; Rape; Semen; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; LUBRICATING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CLOTHING; CONDOM; COST; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DNA DETERMINATION; FLUORESCENCE; FOREARM; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMIDIFIER; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL CRIME; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; STAINING; URINE; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; LIGHT; LUBRICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVA; SEMEN; SKIN; TEXTILES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; URINE;

EID: 28644441600     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2005.03.005     Document Type: Article

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