An unusual case of railway suicide

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 444-446

  Romero Palanco, José Luis ^a   Gamero Lucas, Joaquín José ^a   Vizcaya Rojas, Miguel Angel ^a   Arufe Martínez, María Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Death; Forensic pathology; Forensic science; Nature of injury; Railway; Suicide; Train

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CRUSH TRAUMA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAILWAY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE;

HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RAILROADS; SUICIDE;

EID: 0345491053     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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