Postmortem ophthalmologic examination by endoscopy

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 287-291

  Tsujinaka, Masatake ^a   Bunai, Yasuo ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Forensic autopsy; Intraocular finding; Postmortem opthalmological examination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; DROWNING; ENDOSCOPY; EYE DISEASE; EYE FUNDUS; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAOCULAR HEMORRHAGE; MALE; PAPILLEDEMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 33845318850     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000233531.91189.4b     Document Type: Article

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