An unusual case of suicide by sharp force

Forensic Science International

Volumn 184, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages

  Viel, Guido ^a   Cecchetto, Giovanni ^a   Montisci, Massimo ^a  

^a Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health Legal Medicine ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Forensic pathology; Reconstruction; Sharp force; Suicide; Time sequence of injuries

Indexed keywords

LYSERGIDE;

ARM; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; KNIFE CUT; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NECK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAB WOUND; SUICIDE; THORAX;

EID: 58249140794     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.11.006     Document Type: Article

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