Science & Justice
Volume 49, Issue 4 , Pages 259-264 , December 2009

The population, transfer and persistence of fibres on the skin of living subjects

  • Ray Palmer

      Affiliations

    • The Forensic Science Service, Hinchingbrooke Park, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE296NU, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • Hilary J. Burch

      Affiliations

    • The Forensic Science Service, Hinchingbrooke Park, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE296NU, UK
    • Centre for Forensic Science, University of Strathclyde, Royal College, 204 George St, Glasgow, G1 1XW, UK
    • Present address: The Royal Society of Chemistry, Thomas Graham House, Cambridge, CB4 0WF, UK.

Received 19 January 2009 ,Revised 25 February 2009 ,Accepted 28 February 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2009.02.008

Science & Justice
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