Vehicle-assisted suicide resulting in complete decapitation

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 292-293

  Türk, Elisabeth E ^a   Tsokos, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Decapitation; Ligature strangling; Secondary complex suicide; Vehicle assisted suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DECAPITATION; HUMAN; MALE; SECONDARY COMPLEX SUICIDE; STRANGULATION; SUICIDE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VEHICLE ASSISTED SUICIDE;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILES; DECAPITATION; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; SUICIDE;

EID: 24644455449     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000176284.89468.68     Document Type: Article

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