Psychological autopsy and its limitation in application

Journal of Forensic Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 380-382

  Tu, Wen Qiang ^a   Zhao, Hu ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Forensic psychiatry; Psychological autopsy; Review publication type ; Suicide

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CHINA; DEATH; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; MOTIVATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE;

AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DATA COLLECTION; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 72049116021     PISSN: 10045619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-5619.2009.05.020     Document Type: Review

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