title: Efficacy of entomological method in estimation of postmortem interval: a comparative analysis.
abstract: Sixteen insect-infested cadavers were examined and analysed to evaluate the reliability of the entomological method in estimation of time elapsed since death, in relation to other medico-legal approaches. The entomological method was found statistically more reliable and superior when compared to other prevalent methods.
authors.affiliation: Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Kashyap
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Pillay
mesh_terms: D003643:Death; D004772:Entomology / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors