Use of Bluestar Forensic in lieu of luminol at crime scenes

Journal of Forensic Identification

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 706-720

  Dilbeck, Lisa ^a,b  

^a Scottsdale Police Department   (United States)

^b Crime Scene Unit   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUMINOL; REAGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CRIME; CRIMINOLOGY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; PHOTOGRAPHY;

EID: 33748289989     PISSN: 0895173X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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2. Lefebvre-Despeaux, Jean-Marc, President of ROC Import Group, Monte-Carlo. Personal communications, 2005.
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