Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 18-25 , January 2010

Diatomological mapping of water bodies for the diagnosis of drowning cases

Received 18 January 2009 ,Revised 1 June 2009 ,Accepted 1 July 2009.

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PII: S1752-928X(09)00115-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2009.07.016

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 18-25 , January 2010