Strontium 90 as an indicator of time since death

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Strontium 90 as an indicator of time since death. / Maclaughlin-Black, Sue M.; Herd, Ruth J. M.; Wilson, Keith et al.
In: Forensic Science International, Vol. 57, No. 1, 11.1992, p. 51-56.

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Maclaughlin-Black, SM, Herd, RJM, Wilson, K, Myers, M & West, IE 1992, 'Strontium 90 as an indicator of time since death', Forensic Science International, vol. 57, no. 1, pp. 51-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/0379-0738(92)90045-X

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Maclaughlin-Black, S. M., Herd, R. J. M., Wilson, K., Myers, M., & West, I. E. (1992). Strontium 90 as an indicator of time since death. Forensic Science International, 57(1), 51-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/0379-0738(92)90045-X

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Maclaughlin-Black SM, Herd RJM, Wilson K, Myers M, West IE. Strontium 90 as an indicator of time since death. Forensic Science International. 1992 Nov;57(1):51-56. doi: 10.1016/0379-0738(92)90045-X

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Maclaughlin-Black, Sue M. ; Herd, Ruth J. M. ; Wilson, Keith et al. / Strontium 90 as an indicator of time since death. In: Forensic Science International. 1992 ; Vol. 57, No. 1. pp. 51-56.

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abstract = "The results of a pilot investigation are presented. The study aimed to show that the presence of radioactive strontium-90 in human bone could be used as evidence of active uptake during life. In this way the time since death of the individual could be identified as occurring before or after the date when atmospheric levels of radioactive strontium were at a peak in the early 1960s. The results of this initial investigation were encouraging but further detailed analysis is required on a substantially larger sample of material spanning a more controlled time period.",

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