Autoerotic deaths in the literature from 1954 to 2004: A review

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 140-146

  Sauvageau, Anny ^a   Racette, Stéphanie ^a  

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

Author keywords

Autoerotic asphyxia; Autoerotic death; Forensic science; Review

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUND;

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASPHYXIA; AUTOEROTIC DEATH; DATA BASE; ELECTROCUTION; EROTISM; EROTOMANIA; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HANGING; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASPHYXIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ELECTRIC INJURIES; FOREIGN BODIES; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; PARAPHILIAS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33645227441     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2005.00032.x     Document Type: Review

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