Suffocation using plastic bags: A retrospective study of suicides in Ontario, Canada

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 608-613

  Bullock, Martin J ^a,b   Diniz, Daniella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asphyxia; Canada; Death; Forensic pathology; Forensic science; Ontario; Plastic bag; Suffocation; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; PLASTIC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; CANADA; CONTAINER; DEATH; DRUG DETERMINATION; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUICIDE;

EID: 0034078733     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14736j     Document Type: Article

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