Fatal burns in Manipal area: A 10 year study

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-6

  Kumar, Virendra ^a   Mohanty, Manoj Kumar ^b   Kanth, Sarita ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Dr Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Foundation   (India)

^c KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Accidental; Flame burns; Survival period; TBSA

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BURN; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; ELECTRIC BURN; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCALD; SEPTICEMIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BURNS; CHILD; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SHOCK; SUICIDE;

EID: 33845669540     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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