The development and application of a diatom-based quantitative reconstruction technique in forensic science

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 643-650

  Horton, Benjamin P ^a   Boreham, Steve ^b   Hillier, Caroline ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Drowning; Forensic science; Quantitative reconstruction technique

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLOTHING; DIATOM; DROWNING; FEMALE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG FLUID; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE RECONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE;

CLOTHING; DIATOMS; DROWNING; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33646739529     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00120.x     Document Type: Article

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