The sensitivity and specificity of the RSID™-saliva kit for the detection of human salivary amylase in the Forensic Science Laboratory, Dublin, Ireland

Forensic Science International

Volumn 194, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 67-71

  Casey, David G ^a   Price, Judy ^a  

^a Forensic Science Laboratory Dulin Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Body fluids; Forensic science; Saliva; Sexual assaults

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRELAND; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RAT; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 72449183331     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.10.009     Document Type: Article

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