Situating forensic traces in time

Science and Justice

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 68-75

  Weyermann, Céline ^a   Ribaux, Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Age; Chronology; Dating; Forensic sciences; Time; When?

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONOLOGY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; OFFENDER; RISK FACTOR; SCIENTIST; TIME;

EID: 84860883674     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: 18764452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2011.09.003     Document Type: Article

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