The death of Countess Agusta in Portofino (Northern Italy) and the soil from two mismatched slippers

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 395-399

  Lombardi, Gianni ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agusta; Forensic geology; Forensic science; Glass; Slippers; Soil

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLOTHING; FALLING; FEMALE; FORENSIC GEOLOGY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GEOLOGY; HOME; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; ITALY; MICROSCOPE; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROCK; SCANNING ELECTROCHEMICAL MICROSCOPY; SHOE; SOIL; VEGETATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ASTERACEAE; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GLASS; HUMANS; ITALY; MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MINERALS; PLANT COMPONENTS; PLUMBAGINACEAE; POACEAE; SHOES; SOIL; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 60849120438     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00984.x     Document Type: Article

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