The use of an alternative light source to detect semen in clinical forensic medical practice

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 215-218

  Lincoln, C A ^a   McBride, P M ^b   Turbett, G R ^c   Garbin, C D ^c   MacDonald, E J ^a  

^a Gold Coast Office   (Australia)

^b PathWest Laboratory Medicine ^*

^c Wellington Sexual Health Service   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alternative light source; Fluorescence; Semen

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LIGHT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; METHODOLOGY; RAPE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEXUAL CRIME; SKIN;

ADULT; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RAPE; SEMEN; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 33645998715     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.02.016     Document Type: Article

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