Fatal traumatic heart wounds: Review of 160 autopsy cases

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 498-501

  Fedakar, Recep ^a,b   Türkmen, Nursel ^a,b   Durak, Dilek ^a,b   Gündoǧmuş, Ümit Naci ^c  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Specialist of Forensic Toxicology and Chemistry   (Turkey)

^c KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Blunt; Heart; Injury; Penetrating

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTERY RUPTURE; AUTOPSY; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHILD; FALLING; FATALITY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEART INJURY; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM RUPTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNIFE CUT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PENETRATING TRAUMA; REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AUTOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART INJURIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TURKEY; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 23344432786     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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