Bloodstain pattern analysis in a case of fatal varicose vein rupture

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-37

  Sauvageau, Anny ^a   Schellenberg, Morgan ^a   Racette, Stéphanie ^a   Julien, François ^a  

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

Author keywords

Bloodstain pattern; Forensic science; Sudden death; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUTOPSY; BLEEDING; BLOOD STAIN; CASE REPORT; CHOLELITHIASIS; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; FOOT; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE INFARCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPEREMIA; INJURY; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; MALE; PERIPHERAL VEIN; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SKIN ATROPHY; SUDDEN DEATH; VARICOSIS; VEIN PERFORATION; VEIN RUPTURE; FATALITY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; RUPTURE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD STAINS; DEATH, SUDDEN; FATAL OUTCOME; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 34147154095     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000257390.59657.6a     Document Type: Article

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