Accidental hanging deaths in children in Konya, Turkey between 1998 and 2007

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 637-641

  Dogan, Kamil H ^a   Demirci, Serafettin ^a   Erkol, Zerrin ^b   Gulmen, Mete K ^c  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Accident; Asphyxia; Children; Death; Forensic science; Hanging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; CHILD; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MORTALITY; NECK INJURY; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PURPURA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); TURKEY;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ASPHYXIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NECK INJURIES; PURPURA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TURKEY;

EID: 77951108407     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01320.x     Document Type: Article

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