Forensic entomology cases in Thailand: A review of cases from 2000 to 2006

Parasitology Research

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1417-1423

  Sukontason, Kom ^a   Narongchai, Paitoon ^a   Kanchai, Chaturong ^a   Vichairat, Karnda ^a   Sribanditmongkol, Pongruk ^a   Bhoopat, Tanin ^a   Kurahashi, Hiromu ^b   Chockjamsai, Manoch ^a   Piangjai, Somsak ^a   Bunchu, Nophawan ^a   Vongvivach, Somsak ^a   Samai, Wirachai ^a   Chaiwong, Tarinee ^a   Methanitikorn, Rungkanta ^a   Ngern Klun, Rachadawan ^a   Sripakdee, Duanghatai ^a   Boonsriwong, Worachote ^a   Siriwattanarungsee, Sirisuda ^a   Srimuangwong, Chaowakit ^a   Hanterdsith, Boonsak ^a   Chaiwan, Khankam ^a   Srisuwan, Chalard ^a   Upakut, Surasak ^a   Moopayak, Kittikhun ^a   Vogtsberger, Roy C ^c   Olson, Jimmy K ^d   Sukontason, Kabkaew L ^a   more..

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^c MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADAVER; CHRYSOMYA BEZZIANA; CHRYSOMYA CHANI; CHRYSOMYA MEGACEPHALA; CHRYSOMYA NIGRIPES; CHRYSOMYA RUFIFACIES; CHRYSOMYA VILLENEUVI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMESTES MACULATUS; FLY; HEMIPYRELLIA LIGURRIENS; HOUSE FLY; HUMAN; INFESTATION; LUCILIA CUPRINA; MAGGOT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUSCIDAE; NONHUMAN; PARASARCOPHAGA RUFICORNIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THAILAND; ZOOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; CADAVER; DIPTERA; ENTOMOLOGY; FEMALE; FORENSIC SCIENCES; HUMANS; MALE; THAILAND;

CALLIPHORIDAE; CHRYSOMYA; CHRYSOMYA BEZZIANA; CHRYSOMYA MEGACEPHALA; CHRYSOMYA NIGRIPES; CHRYSOMYA RUFIFACIES; COLEOPTERA; DERMESTES MACULATUS; DERMESTIDAE; HEMIPYRELLIA LIGURRIENS; HYDROTAEA SPINIGERA; LUCILIA CUPRINA; MEGASELIA SCALARIS; MUSCIDAE; PARASARCOPHAGA; PHORIDAE; PIOPHILA CASEI; PIOPHILIDAE; SARCOPHAGIDAE; SARGUS; SYNTHESIOMYIA NUDISETA;

EID: 34548547444     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-007-0659-8     Document Type: Review

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