Infanticide in Malaysia: Two case reports and a review of literature

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 64-69

  Ong, Beng Beng ^a   Green, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infanticide; Live birth; Neonaticide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DECAPITATION; DECOMPOSITION; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; INFANTICIDE; LUNG CONGESTION; MALAYSIA; NEWBORN;

AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANTICIDE; LUNG; MALAYSIA; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; PULMONARY ALVEOLI;

EID: 0037370157     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-200303000-00012     Document Type: Article

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