Atypical autoerotic death: Part II

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-62

  Shields, Lisa B E ^a,b   Hunsaker, Donna M ^a,b,h   Hunsaker III, John C ^c,d   Wetli, Charles V ^e   Hutchins, Kenneth D ^f   Holmes, Ronald M ^g  

^a Office of the Chief Medical Examiner   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^c Office of the Associate Chief Medical Examiner   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^e Suffolk County Crime Laboratory   (United States)

^f Miami Dade County   (United States)

^g Department for Human Services   (United States)

^h Urban Government Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Asphyxiation; Atypical; Autoerotic; Manner of death

Indexed keywords

BUTANE; NITROUS OXIDE; TOXIC GAS;

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUTOEROTIC ASPHYXIA; AUTOEROTIC DEATH; AUTOPSY; BRAIN HYPOXIA; CAUCASIAN; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCUTION; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL DEVIATION; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPHILIAS;

EID: 14244252447     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000153995.07817.9f     Document Type: Article

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