Muti or ritual murder

Forensic Science International

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 117-123

  Scholtz, H J ^a   Phillips, V M ^b   Knobel, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Age determination; Murder; Muti murder

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; BODY REGIONS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CULTURAL FACTOR; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 0030946956     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(97)02132-4     Document Type: Article

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