Two cases of suicidal electrocution

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 255-258

  Bligh Glover, William Z ^a   Miller, Frank P ^b   Balraj, Elizabeth K ^b  

^a Lake County Coroner's Office   (United States)

^b Cuyahoga County Coroner's Office   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrocution; Suicide; Suicide machine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEATH; DEATH MECHANISM; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTROCUTION; ELECTROCUTION MACHINE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOUSEHOLD LAMP; HUMAN; MACHINE; MALE; SUICIDE; TOXICOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; BATHS; DEPRESSION; ELECTRIC INJURIES; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALE; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDE;

EID: 4344612817     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000136442.17344.b5     Document Type: Article

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