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An overview of methods used for estimation of time since death

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Pages 275-285 | Published online: 16 Aug 2011

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Slobodan B. Gadzuric, Sanja O. Podunavac Kuzmanovic, Aleksandar I. Jokic, Milan B. Vranes, Niksa Ajdukovic & Strahinja Z. Kovacevic. (2014) Chemometric estimation of post-mortem interval based on Na+ and K+ concentrations from human vitreous humour by linear least squares and artificial neural networks modelling. Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences 46:2, pages 166-179.
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