Characterization of lesions in hanging deaths

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 720-723

  Suárez Peñaranda, José M ^a   Álvarez, Teresa ^a   Miguéns, Xoán ^a   Rodríguez Calvo, María S ^a   De Abajo, Benito López ^b   Cortesão, María ^c   Cordeiro, Cristina ^c   Vieira, Duarte N ^c   Muñoz, José I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b Edificio Juzgados   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MEDICINA LEGAL E CIÊNCIAS FORENSES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Asphyxia; Autopsy; Death; Forensic science; Hanging deaths; Neck injury; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BONE INJURY; CAROTID ARTERY INJURY; CARTILAGE INJURY; FEMALE; HANGING; HUMAN; JUGULAR VEIN; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUPTURE; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASPHYXIA; CAROTID ARTERY INJURIES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CONJUNCTIVA; ETHANOL; FACE; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FRACTURES, BONE; FRACTURES, CARTILAGE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; HYOID BONE; LARYNGEAL CARTILAGES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK INJURIES; NECK MUSCLES; PURPURA; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPINAL FRACTURES; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 43449116666     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00700.x     Document Type: Article

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