Homicide in Adana, Turkey: A 5-year review

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 141-145

  Hilal, Ahmet ^a   Çekin, Nemci ^a   Gülmen, Mete K ^a   Özdemir, M Hakan ^b   Karanfil, Ramazan ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adana; Autopsy; Homicide; Retrospective

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; AUTOPSY; CHILD; FEMALE; FIREARM; GENDER; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NEWBORN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STAB WOUND; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VIOLENCE; WOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIME VICTIMS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; METHODS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TURKEY; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 19544363969     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000164710.22241.14     Document Type: Review

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