Suicide by fire in Scotland: 1980-1990

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 81-85

  Squires, T J ^a,b   Busuttil, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRUG DETERMINATION; FIRE; FIRE FIGHTER; HOME; HUMAN; LUNG BURN; POLICE; SMOKE; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TOXICOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; VICTIM;

EID: 0029812613     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-1131(96)90011-5     Document Type: Article

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