Features Characteristic of Homicide in Cases of Complete Decapitation

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-86

  Turk E E ^a,b   Puschel K ^a   Tsokos, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Decapitation; Homicide; Mode of death; Postmortem mutilation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH; DECAPITATION; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE;

ADULT; AGED; ASPHYXIA; CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; METHODS; NECK INJURIES;

EID: 1342310481     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000113921.06940.1d     Document Type: Article

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