Napoleon's autopsy: New perspectives

Human Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 320-324

  Lugli, A ^a   Lugli, A Kopp ^b   Horcic, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Body mass index; Gastric cancer; Napoleon

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC ACID;

AUTOPSY; BODY MASS; CAUSE OF DEATH; HAIR ANALYSIS; HISTORY; HUMAN; OBESITY; REVIEW; STOMACH CANCER; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 17844406640     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2005.02.001     Document Type: Article

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