Interpreting bruises at necropsy

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 348-355

  Vanezis, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bruising; Cause of death; Necropsy; Time of death

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTUSION; DECOMPOSITION; ECCHYMOSIS; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEMATOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; TIME OF DEATH; VENOUS STASIS;

ARTIFACTS; AUTOPSY; CONTUSIONS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; PHOTOGRAPHY; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035017785     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.54.5.348     Document Type: Review

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