Decapitation in road traffic accident - A case report

Forensic Science International

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 237-238

  Rautji, Ravi ^a   Rudra, A ^a   Dixit, V ^a   Bhardwaj, D N ^a   Dogra, T D ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Decapitation; Multiple abrasions; Road accidents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECAPITATION; DISEASE COURSE; FATALITY; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICOLOGY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0042570715     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(03)00209-3     Document Type: Article

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