Murder most medical, disposal most discreet

Lancet

Volumn 364, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages 38-39

  Hurwitz, Brian ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRIME; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMICIDE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 11144284031     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)17635-6     Document Type: Article

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