Hanging deaths in children

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 343-346

  Wyatt, Jonathan P ^a,b   Wyatt, Polly W ^b   Squires, Tim J ^b   Busuttil, Anthony ^b  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accident prevention; Hanging; Pediatric death; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; CHILD; CHILD REARING; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HANGING; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MALE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RESUSCITATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ASPHYXIA; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUICIDE;

EID: 0032425672     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199812000-00009     Document Type: Article

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