A preliminary assessment of factors influencing the indirect transfer of saliva and their impact on forensic examination outcomes.

Finnis J, Davidson G, Alexander K, Lewis J, Boyce M, Kennedy F, Casey D, Clayson N, Fraser I, Murphy C, Hargreaves C, Stevenson N, Doole S, Rogers C

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DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2026.101395
Published: 2026 Mar
Container: Science & justice : journal of the Forensic Science Society
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.scijus.2026.101395,
  title = {A preliminary assessment of factors influencing the indirect transfer of saliva and their impact on forensic examination outcomes.},
  author = {Finnis J and Davidson G and Alexander K and Lewis J and Boyce M and Kennedy F and Casey D and Clayson N and Fraser I and Murphy C and Hargreaves C and Stevenson N and Doole S and Rogers C},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Science \& justice : journal of the Forensic Science Society},
  doi = {10.1016/j.scijus.2026.101395},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scijus.2026.101395}
}

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AU  - Alexander K
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AU  - Boyce M
AU  - Kennedy F
AU  - Casey D
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J, F., G, D., K, A., J, L., M, B., F, K., D, C., N, C., I, F., C, M., C, H., N, S., S, D., & C, R. (2026). A preliminary assessment of factors influencing the indirect transfer of saliva and their impact on forensic examination outcomes.. Science & justice : journal of the Forensic Science Society. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scijus.2026.101395

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