Comparison of methods for visualizing blood on dark surfaces

Science and Justice

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 178-186

  Finnis, Jonathan ^a   Lewis, Jennie ^a   Davidson, Andrew ^a  

^a Abingdon Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood; Dark surfaces; Fluorescein; Hydrogen peroxide; Luminol; Ultraviolet Light Infrared Photography

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LUMINOL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BLOOD; FLUORESCEIN; FLUORESCENT DYES; FORENSIC SCIENCES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INFRARED RAYS; LUMINESCENT AGENTS; LUMINOL; MALE; OXIDANTS; PHOTOGRAPHY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84876700813     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: 18764452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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