Predicting the position of the source of blood stains for angled impacts

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1044-1049

  Knock, Clare ^a   Davison, Marie ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angled impact; Bloodstain pattern analysis; Forensic science; Pig's blood; Spines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD STAIN; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY;

ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; BLOOD STAINS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOTOGRAPHY; SWINE;

EID: 34548312219     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2007.00505.x     Document Type: Article

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