Suicidal drowning in southwestern croatia: A 25-year review

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-54

  Stemberga, Valter ^a   Bralic, Marina ^b   Coklo, Miran ^a   Cuculic, Drazen ^a   Bosnar, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^b KBC RIJEKA   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Drowning; Forensic science; Suicide; Water wells

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BATH; BLOOD; CLOTHING; CROATIA; DROWNING; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIVER; SEA; SEASON; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BATHS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CLOTHING; CROATIA; DROWNING; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANS AND SEAS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIVERS; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 77649206405     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181c215c8     Document Type: Article

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