Delays in the identification of non-natural mortality

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 347-351

  Lerer, Leonard B ^b   Kugel, Chen ^a  

^a National Center of Forensic Medicine   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Accidents; Homicide; Identification; Mortality; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HOMICIDE; MORTALITY; POVERTY; SOUTH AFRICA; SUICIDE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIOLENCE;

ACCIDENTS; CAUSE OF DEATH; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AFRICA; SUICIDE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032412009     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199812000-00010     Document Type: Article

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