Comparison of GSR composition occurring at different locations around the firing position

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 616-623

  Rijnders, Marco R ^a   Stamouli, Amalía ^a   Bolck, Annabel ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS FORENSIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Association; Composition comparison; Correlation; Firearm; Forensic science; Gunshot residue; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951120499     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01292.x     Document Type: Article

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