Unnatural death in the elderly: A forensic study from Western Norway

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-32

  Eilertsen, Haakon H ^a   Lilleng, Peer K ^a   Mæhle, Bjørn O ^a   Morild, Inge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cause of death; Elderly accident; Elderly suicide; Forensic pathology; Unnatural death

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347331229     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/ForensicSci.Med.Pathol.:3:1:23     Document Type: Article

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