Unattended fatal haemorrhage due to spontaneous peripheral varicose vein rupture-Two case reports

Forensic Science International

Volumn 206, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages

  Doberentz, E ^a   Hagemeier, L ^a   Veit, C ^b   Madea, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM MINDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fatal haemorrhage; Ulceration; Varicose veins; Varicosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; EXSANGUINATION; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG INJURY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VARICOSIS; VEIN RUPTURE;

EID: 79952446352     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.06.020     Document Type: Article

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