Retrospective study on suicidal cases by sharp force injuries

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 163-167

  Fukube, Setsuko ^a   Hayashi, Takahito ^a   Ishida, Yuko ^a   Kamon, Hitoshi ^b   Kawaguchi, Mariko ^a   Kimura, Akihiko ^a   Kondo, Toshikazu ^a  

^a WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b The First Department of Criminal Investigation of Wakayama Prefectural Police Headquarters   (Japan)

Author keywords

Forensic pathology; Sharp force injury; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NECK INJURY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STAB WOUND; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; THORAX INJURY; VICTIM; WITNESS; WRIST INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 39749149690     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2007.08.006     Document Type: Article

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