Estimating the postmortem interval (PMI) using accumulated degree-days (ADD) in a temperate region of South Africa

Forensic Science International

Volumn 229, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 165.e1-165.e6

  Myburgh, Jolandie ^a   L'Abbé, Ericka N ^a   Steyn, Maryna ^a   Becker, Piet J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Accumulated degree days; Decomposition; Forensic anthropology; Pig models; Postmortem interval; Total body score

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATED DEGREE DAY; ACCURACY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; NONHUMAN; POSTMORTEM INTERVAL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; TIME; TIME OF DEATH; VALIDITY;

EID: 84885954444     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.03.037     Document Type: Article

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