Cadaver dogs-A study on detection of contaminated carpet squares

Forensic Science International

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-39

  Oesterhelweg, L ^a,b   Krober S ^c   Rottmann, K ^c   Willhoft J ^c   Braun, C ^a   Thies, N ^d   Puschel K ^a   Silkenath, J ^c   Gehl, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c Department of the Interior   (Germany)

^d Police Faculty   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cadaver dogs; Early postmortem interval; Search for cadavers

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CADAVER IDENTIFICATION; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; MALE; ODOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 36749085458     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.02.031     Document Type: Article

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