Medicolegal autopsies of violent deaths in northern Norway 1972-1992

Forensic Science International

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 39-48

  Nordrum, Ivar ^a   Eide, Tor J ^b   Jørgensen, Leif ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Dept Morphology Inst Med B   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anatomical findings; Cause of death; Forensic pathology; Manner of death; Medicolegal autopsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; BLUNT TRAUMA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; DROWNING; FEMALE; FIREARM; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NEWBORN; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIP; SUICIDE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0032473455     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(98)00004-8     Document Type: Article

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