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Can we infer post mortem interval on the basis of decomposition rate? A case from a Portuguese cemet...

Can we infer post mortem interval on the basis of decomposition rate? A case from a Portuguese cemet...

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Can we infer post mortem interval on the basis of decomposition rate? A case from a Portuguese cemetery

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Can we infer post mortem interval on the basis of decomposition rate? A case from a Portuguese cemetery

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Ireland: Elsevier Ireland Ltd

Journal title

Forensic science international, 2013-03, Vol.226 (1), p.298.e1-298.e6

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English

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Ireland: Elsevier Ireland Ltd

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Abstract Post mortem interval estimation is crucial in forensic sciences for both positive identification and reconstruction of perimortem events. However, reliable dating of skeletonized remains poses a scientific challenge since human remains decomposition involves a set of complex and highly variable processes. Many of the difficulties in determ...

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Can we infer post mortem interval on the basis of decomposition rate? A case from a Portuguese cemetery

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1365152625

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1365152625

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0379-0738

E-ISSN

1872-6283

DOI

10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.01.006

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