Post-mortem histopathological investigations of the bone marrow in forensic medicine: An important issue for both the forensic and clinical pathologist

Forensic Science International

Volumn 186, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages

  Roll, P ^a   Beham, A ^a   Beham Schmid, Ch ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bone marrow histology; Forensic autopsy; Leukaemia; Post mortem investigation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLEEDING; BLEEDING TENDENCY; BONE MARROW; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILIAC CREST; INFANT; LYMPHOMA; MALE; METASTASIS; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; MYELOID METAPLASIA; MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPTICEMIA; SPLEEN;

EID: 62549120296     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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