The perception of yellow in bruises

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 257-259

  Hughes, V K ^a,b   Ellis, P S ^a,b   Langlois, N E I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colour perception; Contusions; Forensic medicine; Observer variation; Skin bruising

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHOTOGRAPHY; SKIN BRUISING; SKIN DISCOLORATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; COLOR PERCEPTION; COLOR VISION DEFECTS; CONTUSIONS; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 5544325409     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2004.01.007     Document Type: Article

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