Suicidal electrocution in Sydney - A 10-year case review

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 455-459

  Chan, Peter ^a,b   Duflou, Johan ^a,b  

^a Department of Forensic Medicine ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electrocution; Forensic pathology; Forensic science; Suicide

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DROWNING; ELECTRIC HAZARD; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTROCUTION; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; WATER IMMERSION; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; ELECTRIC INJURIES; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; IMMERSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUICIDE;

EID: 41149178209     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00667.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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