Medicolegal aspects of the Thai Airbus crash near Kathmandu, Nepal: Findings of the investigating pathologists

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 169-173

  Fernando, Ravindra ^b   Vanezis, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Air disaster; Identification of human remains; Pathologic investigations

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN;

ACCIDENTS, AVIATION; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALE; NEPAL;

EID: 0031816267     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199806000-00014     Document Type: Article

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