Characterization of the volatile organic compounds present in the headspace of decomposing human remains.

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• Publication year

  2009

• Venue

  Forensic Science International

• Publication date

  2009-04-15

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Chemistry, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.12.022PMID 19203852
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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