Forensic evaluation of sudden death due to tuberculosis

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 962-964

  Töro, Klára ^a   Mészáros, Árpád ^b   Keller, Éva ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b Hungarian Central Statistical Office   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Forensic science; Medico legal autopsy; Mortality; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Social risk factors; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; EVALUATION; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; HUNGARY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; DEATH, SUDDEN; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMANS; HUNGARY; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SHOCK, HEMORRHAGIC; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 47349101475     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00763.x     Document Type: Article

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