Suicidal hanging resulting in complete decapitation - Forensic, radiological, and anthropological studies: A case report

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1190-1193

  Dedouit, Fabrice ^a,b   Tournel, Gilles ^a   Bécart, Anne ^a   Hédouin, Valéry ^a   Gosset, Didier ^a  

^a Institut de Médecine Légale et de Médecine Sociale   (France)

^b CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Anthropology; Decapitation; Forensic science; Hanging; Radiography; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; AUTOPSY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECAPITATION; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HANGING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SUICIDE; X RAY;

AGED; ASPHYXIA; BRAIN; CAROTID ARTERIES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECAPITATION; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; NECK; SPINAL FRACTURES; SUICIDE;

EID: 34548321500     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2007.00503.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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