Unusual sudden death: Two case reports of hemorrhage by rupture of varicose veins

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 294-296

  Racette, Stéphanie ^a   Sauvageau, Anny ^a  

^a Laboratoire de Sciences Judiciaires et de Medecine Legale   (Canada)

Author keywords

Case report; Fatal hemorrhage; Sudden death; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; SUDDEN DEATH; VARICOSIS; VEIN PERFORATION; VEIN RUPTURE;

AGED; DEATH, SUDDEN; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 24644492824     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000176283.19127.0e     Document Type: Article

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