Retrospective analysis of the forensic autopsy cases of psychiatric patients

Medicine, Science and the Law

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 293-301

  Hitosugi, Masahito ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; JAPAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SUDDEN DEATH; SUICIDE;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; DEATH CERTIFICATES; DEATH, SUDDEN; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; SUICIDE;

EID: 0033203044     PISSN: 00258024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002580249903900405     Document Type: Article

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