Effect of Temperature on Bone Tissue: Histological Changes

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 578-582

  Fernández Castillo, Rafael ^a   Ubelaker, Douglas H ^b   Acosta, José Antonio Lorente ^a   de la Rosa, Rafael José Esteban ^c   Garcia, Inmaculada Garcia ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Burned bones; Cremains; Forensic anthropology; Forensic science; Histology; Thermal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FRACTURE; HEAT; HUMAN; ILIAC BONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FRACTURES, BONE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; ILIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84876725610     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12093     Document Type: Article

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