IPV - Bridging the juridical gap between scratches and DNA detection under fingernails of cohabitating partners

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue , 2015, Pages 110-115

  Kettner, M ^a   Cappel Hoffmann, S ^a   Makuch, D ^b   Schmidt, P ^a   Ramsthaler, F ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Institute of Forensic Medicine Department of Molecular Biology University of Saarland Medical School ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Cohabitating couples; DNA evidence; Forensic medicine; Interpersonal violence; IPV; Scratches

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHABITATION; DNA CONTENT; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA TRANSFER; FEMALE; FINGER NAIL; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; SCRATCHING; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FORENSIC GENETICS; INJURIES; SKIN; SPOUSE;

DNA;

DNA; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; FORENSIC GENETICS; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN; SPOUSES;

EID: 84908326651     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: 18780326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2014.09.017     Document Type: Article

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