Death due to concussion and alcohol

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 6-9

  Milovanovic, Aleksandar V ^a   DiMaio, Vincent J M ^b  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Apnea; Blunt trauma; Brain injuries; Concussion; Death

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; APNEA; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; FACE INJURY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN INJURIES; CAUSE OF DEATH; FACIAL INJURIES; FATAL OUTCOME; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0032901467     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199903000-00002     Document Type: Article

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