Epifluorescence analysis of hacksaw marks on bone: Highlighting unique individual characteristics

Forensic Science International

Volumn 241, Issue , 2014, Pages 195-202

  Capuani, Caroline ^a,b   Guilbeau Frugier, Céline ^a   Delisle, Marie Bernadette ^a   Rougé, Daniel ^a,b   Telmon, Norbert ^a,b  

^a CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

Author keywords

Bone; Dismemberment; Epifluorescence macroscopy; Forensic osteology; Forensic science; Saw marks

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADE PLATE; BONE INJURY; BONE LESION; BONE SAW; EPIFLUORESCENCE MACROSCOPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HACKSAW; HACKSAW MARK; INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SWINE; WEAPON; WOUND; ANIMAL; BONE; CORPSE DISMEMBERMENT; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; INJURIES; PATHOLOGY; PIG;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; CORPSE DISMEMBERMENT; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; SWINE;

EID: 84903525205     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2014.05.025     Document Type: Article

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