Deaths in the Turkish Hamam (Hot Bath)

Bratislava Medical Journal

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 697-700

  Eren, Bulent ^a,b   Fedakar, Recep ^a,b   Turkmen, Nursel ^a,b   Akan, Okan ^b  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Council of Forensic Medicine of Turkey Bursa Morgue Department ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Bath; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SAUNA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STEAM BATH; TURKEY;

EID: 75649144746     PISSN: 00069248     EISSN: 13360345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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