PMICALC: An R code-based software for estimating post-mortem interval (PMI) compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems

Forensic Science International

Volumn 194, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 49-52

  Muñoz Barús, José I ^a   Rodríguez Calvo, María Sol ^a   Suárez Peñaranda, José M ^a   Vieira, Duarte N ^b   Cadarso Suárez, Carmen ^a   Febrero Bande, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MEDICINA LEGAL E CIÊNCIAS FORENSES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Post mortem interval; R code; Software

Indexed keywords

HYPOXANTHINE; POTASSIUM; UREA;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER IDENTIFICATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME OF DEATH; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 72149114078     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.10.006     Document Type: Article

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