The challenge of identification following the tragedy of the Solar Temple (Cheiry/Salvan, Switzerland)

Forensic Science International

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 215-226

  Krompecher, T ^a   Brandt Casadevall, C ^a   Horisberger, B ^a   Perrier, M ^a   Zollinger, U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY CENTER OF LEGAL MEDICINE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Identification; Mass fatalities; Mass media; Organization; Sect

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DEXTROMORAMIDE; FENTANYL; FLUNITRAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; OPIATE; VECURONIUM;

ARTICLE; BURN; CAUSE OF DEATH; FATALITY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MASS MEDIUM; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWITZERLAND; TIME OF DEATH; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 0034608309     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(00)00176-6     Document Type: Article

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