Complex suicides by self-incineration

Forensic Science International

Volumn 131, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 197-201

  Bohnert, Michael ^a   Rothschild, Markus A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complex suicide; Fall from height; Self incineration

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; INCINERATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; STAB WOUND; SUICIDE; TIME;

EID: 0037469322     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(02)00449-8     Document Type: Article

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