Remote spectroscopic identification of bloodstains

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1471-1475

  Bremmer, Rolf H ^a   Edelman, Gerda ^a   Vegter, Tessa Dijn ^a   Bijvoets, Ted ^b   Aalders, Maurice C G ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Forensic Investigation Department Regional Police Kennemerland   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bloodstains; Confirmatory test; Forensic science; Presumptive; Reflectance spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOPROTEIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD STAIN; CHEMISTRY; FOOD; HEMICHROME; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SALIVA; SPECTROSCOPY; SPERM; SWEAT; TIME; URINE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD STAINS; COSMETICS; FOOD; HEMEPROTEINS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; SALIVA; SEMEN; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SWEAT; TIME FACTORS; URINE;

EID: 80055119013     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01868.x     Document Type: Article

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