Gunshot Residues on Dry Bone After Decomposition-A Pilot Study

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1281-1284

  Taborelli, Anna ^a   Gibelli, Daniele ^a   Rizzi, Agostino ^b   Andreola, Salvatore ^a   Brandone, Alberto ^c   Cattaneo, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bone tissue; Forensic anthropology; Forensic science; Gunshot residues (GSR); Gunshot wounds; SEM EDX

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; BARIUM; LEAD;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE; CHEMISTRY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; POSTHUMOUS CARE; POSTMORTEM CHANGE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ANTIMONY; BARIUM; BONE AND BONES; BURIAL; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; LEAD; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; SWINE; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 84865862710     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2012.02119.x     Document Type: Article

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