Unnatural female deaths in Peshawar

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 198-200

  Ali, S Muhammad Aijaz ^a   Bashir, M Zahid ^a   Hussain, Zahid ^a   Zain ul Abidin, A ^a   Kaheri, Ghulam Qadir ^a   Khalil, Inayat ur Rehman ^a  

^a KHYBER TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Death; Females; Firearms; Homicide; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATALITY; FEMALE; FIREARM; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MORTALITY; PAKISTAN; SUICIDE; VIOLENCE; WEAPON;

ACCIDENTS; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; PAKISTAN; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 0037720198     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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