A study among the population of Sevilla of death due to submersion

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 70-74

  Gamero, Joaquín ^a   Romero, José Luis ^a   Arufe, María Isabel ^a   Vizcaya, Miguel Angel ^a   Balanza, Elena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b Institute of Forensic Medicine   (Spain)

Author keywords

Accident; Biology; Drowning; Homicide; Pathology; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; DROWNING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMERSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; SPAIN;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASPHYXIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DROWNING; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; IMMERSION; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MORTALITY; SPAIN; SUICIDE;

EID: 0030961552     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199703000-00013     Document Type: Article

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