The forensic aspects of sexual violence

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 77-90

  Newton, Mary ^a  

^a Best Practice and Research Clinical Obstetrics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

drug facilitated sexual assault; early evidence; forensic medical examiner; forensic science provider

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMYLASE SALIVA ISOENZYME;

ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTAMINATION; DECISION MAKING; DNA DETERMINATION; FINGER NAIL; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LEGAL EVIDENCE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NURSE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICIAN; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SCIENTIST; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEXUAL CRIME; SKIN; SMEAR; SPERM; TOXICOLOGY; VICTIM;

CRIME VICTIMS; DNA; DNA CONTAMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HAIR; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; NAILS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SEMEN; SEX OFFENSES; SKIN; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 84873055348     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: 15321932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2012.08.020     Document Type: Article

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