Drowning without aspiration: Is this an appropriate diagnosis?

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1119-1123

  Modell, Jerome H ^a,d   Bellefleur, Monique ^b   Davis, Joseph H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d Department of Anesthesiology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration; Autopsy; Drowning; Forensic pathology; Forensic science; Near drowning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; DROWNING; LUNG EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0032719450     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14580j     Document Type: Article

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