HIV seroprevalence rates among homicide victims in new york city: 1991- 1993

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1070-1073

  Tardiff, Kenneth ^a   Marzuk, Peter M ^a   Leon, Andrew C ^a   Hirsch, Charles S ^b   Stajic, Marina ^b   Portera, Laura ^a   Hartwell, Nancy ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Office of Chief Medical Examiner New York   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Forensic science; HIV; Homicide; Methadone; Opiates; Substance abuse; Trauma; Violence

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; OPIATE;

ARTICLE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VICTIM;

EID: 0030707597     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14262j     Document Type: Article

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