A new model for the estimation of time of death from vitreous potassium levels corrected for age and temperature

Forensic Science International

Volumn 254, Issue , 2015, Pages 158-166

  Zilg, B ^a   Bernard, S ^b   Alkass, K ^a   Berg, S ^c   Druid, H ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

PMI; Postmortem; Postmortem interval; Potassium; Time of death; Vitreous

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; POSTMORTEM INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME OF DEATH; VITREOUS POTASSIUM LEVEL; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FORENSIC MEDICINE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; POSTMORTEM CHANGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; TEMPERATURE; VERY ELDERLY; VITREOUS BODY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; POTASSIUM; TEMPERATURE; VITREOUS BODY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938257128     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.07.020     Document Type: Article

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