Smothering of children older than 1 year of age - Diagnostic significance of morphological findings

Forensic Science International

Volumn 134, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 163-168

  Banaschak, S ^a   Schmidt, P ^b   Madea, B ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autopsy findings; Children; Smothering

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EQUIPMENT; FACE; FEMALE; HAND; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PETECHIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; SKIN ABRASION; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0038016633     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(03)00135-X     Document Type: Article

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