Temporal trends over the past two decades in asphyxial deaths in South Australia involving plastic bags or wrapping

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 9-14

  Byard, Roger W ^a   Simpson, Ellie ^a   Gilbert, John D ^a  

^a FORENSIC SCIENCE SA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assisted suicide; Homicide; Plastic bag asphyxia; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUSTRALIA; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PRESCRIPTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VICTIM;

ACCIDENTS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASPHYXIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTICS; SEX FACTORS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; SUICIDE;

EID: 31544471405     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2005.05.005     Document Type: Article

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