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Research Article

Detection of fresh blood by luminol and DNA after walking over various substrates

Angela Taylora School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Australia
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R. A. H. van Oorschotb Victoria Police Forensic Services Department, Office of the Chief Forensic Scientist, Macleod, Australia;c School of Agriculture, Biomedicine and Environment, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia
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A. Durdlea School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 432-441 | Received 14 Feb 2023, Accepted 20 Mar 2023, Published online: 23 Apr 2023

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