Sudden death and suicide: A comparison of brain weight

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 181, Issue JULY, 2002, Pages 72-75

  Hamilton, S J ^a   McMahon, Ray F T ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUDDEN DEATH; SUICIDE;

ADULT; ASPHYXIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; DEATH, SUDDEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; OVERDOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUICIDE;

EID: 0036288773     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.181.1.72     Document Type: Article

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