Comparison of presumptive blood test kits including hexagon OBTI

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 687-689

  Johnston, Emma ^a   Ames, Carole E ^b   Dagnall, Kathryn E ^b   Foster, John ^b   Daniel, Barbara E ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b METROPOLITAN POLICE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forensic science; Hemastix ; Hexagon OBTI; Kastle Meyer; Leucomalachite green; Presumptive blood testing

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD STAIN; DILUTION; DNA DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KASTLE MEYER TEST; LEUCOMALACHITE GREEN TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BLOOD STAINS; DNA; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC;

EID: 43449121553     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00727.x     Document Type: Article

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