Rupture of dissecting aneurysm in a China Airlines co-pilot

Forensic Science International

Volumn 81, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 157-164

  Shaw, Kai Ping ^a,d,e   Ho, Bang Lee ^b   Lee, Wei Hwa ^a,d   Fong, John M ^a,c,d  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b Aviation Medical Center   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d MINISTRY OF JUSTICE   (Taiwan)

^e NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aviation accident; Aviation disaster; Dissecting aneurysm; Hyperlipoproteinemia; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRPLANE PILOT; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROMA; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DISSECTING ANEURYSM; HEART INFARCTION; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030586921     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(96)01951-2     Document Type: Article

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