Haemorrhoids leading to post-mortem bleeding artefact

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 277-279

  Kanchan, Tanuj ^a   Menezes, Ritesh G ^a   Manipady, Shahnavaz ^b  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Crime scene investigation; Forensic medicine expert; Hanging; Post mortem haemorrhoidal bleeding artefact

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; AUTOMUTILATION; AUTOPSY; BODY POSITION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CRIME; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GEOGRAPHY; GRAVITY; HANGING; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOID HEMORRHAGE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDICAL EXPERT; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SUICIDE;

ASPHYXIA; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GRAVITATION; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTUM; SUICIDE; ULCER;

EID: 33744535179     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2005.11.012     Document Type: Article

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