Morphometric investigation of death by Asphyxia

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 672-675

  Giorgetti, Raffaele ^a   Bellero, Roberto ^b   Giacomelli, Luciano ^c   Tagliabracci, Adriano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asphyxia; Differential diagnosis; Drowning; Forensic pathology; Forensic science; Hanging; Morphometry; Quantitative pathology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DROWNING; HANGING; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ASPHYXIA; DROWNING; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LUNG; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDITIS; NECK INJURIES;

EID: 65349149433     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01023.x     Document Type: Article

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