An unusual suicide with a safety razor blade - A case report

Forensic Science International

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-35

  Rautji, Ravi ^a   Behera, C ^a   Kulshrestha, P ^a   Agnihotri, A ^b   Bhardwaj, D N ^a   Dogra, T D ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b SSR Medical College   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

Cut throat; Depression; Safety razor blade; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; DEATH; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MALE; NECK INJURY; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; SUICIDE; THROAT; WEAPON;

EID: 1942485494     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2003.12.020     Document Type: Article

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