Ligature strangulation deaths in the province of Konya (Turkey)

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 248-252

  Demirci, Serafettin ^a   Dogan, Kamil Hakan ^a   Erkol, Zerrin ^b   Gunaydin, Gursel ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Homicide; Ligature strangulation; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; CARTILAGE FRACTURE; CHILD; CLOTHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; ECCHYMOSIS; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; HYOID BONE; LARYNX CARTILAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NECK; SEX RATIO; STRANGULATION; SUICIDE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ASPHYXIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECCHYMOSIS; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FRACTURES, BONE; FRACTURES, CARTILAGE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; HYOID BONE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK INJURIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE; THYROID CARTILAGE; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349113148     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.12.013     Document Type: Article

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