Causes and circumstances of fatal falls downstairs

Forensic Science International

Volumn 171, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 122-126

  Bux, Roman ^a   Parzeller, Markus ^a   Bratzke, Hansjürgen ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol influence; Autopsy; Blood alcohol concentration; Fall downstairs; Internal disease

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ACCIDENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN TUMOR; BUILDING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FALLING; FATALITY; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENDER; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; MALE; PLACE PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TIME OF DEATH;

EID: 34547652873     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.10.010     Document Type: Article

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