Genetic analysis of sudden cardiac death victims: A survey of current forensic autopsy practices

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 359-366

  Michaud, Katarzyna ^a   Mangin, Patrice ^a   Elger, Bernice S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY CENTER OF LEGAL MEDICINE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Forensic medicine; Molecular autopsy; Sudden cardiac death; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; FEMALE; FORENSIC GENETICS; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GENETICS; HEART DISEASE; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SUDDEN DEATH;

AUTOPSY; DATA COLLECTION; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FORENSIC GENETICS; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 79956121783     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-010-0474-0     Document Type: Article

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