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Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology
Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology 4/2017

01-12-2017 | Forensic Forum

Body farms

Author: James Gill

Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology | Issue 4/2017

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Anthropology research facilities, so-called body farms, are scientific sites in which the processes of decomposition are studied under specific circumstances [1]. Body farms are a valuable educational endeavor that have scientifically documented the postmortem changes of the human body under various controlled and monitored environmental conditions and circumstances. For budding forensic anthropologists, pathologists, and entomologists it provides a sound framework for the effects and timing of decomposition. …
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Metadata
Title
Body farms
Author
James Gill
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology / Issue 4/2017
Print ISSN: 1547-769X
Electronic ISSN: 1556-2891
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-017-9919-9

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