The differentiation of the volatile organic signatures of individuals through SPME-GC/ms of characteristic human scent compounds

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-57

  Curran, Allison M ^a   Prada, Paola A ^a   Furton, Kenneth G ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensic science; Human scent evidence; Individualization; Primary odor; Solid phase micro extraction gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Spearman Rank Correlations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HAND; HUMAN; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; ODOR; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMETRY; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; ODORS; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION;

EID: 70350492838     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01236.x     Document Type: Article

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