Applicability of two commercially available kits for forensic identification of saliva stains

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1117-1122

  Pang, Benjamin C M ^a   Cheung, Bobbie K K ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Colorimetric test; Forensic science; Immunochromatographic membrane test; Saliva; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BREAST MILK; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; FECES; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWEAT; URINE; VAGINA SECRETION;

AMYLASES; ANIMALS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CALORIMETRY; FECES; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALE; MILK, HUMAN; SALIVA; SEMEN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SWEAT; URINE; VAGINA;

EID: 50449083498     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00814.x     Document Type: Article

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