Putrefactive "rigor mortis"

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 200-201

  Tsokos, Michael ^a   Byard, Roger W ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CRIME; DISASTER; HEAT; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; PATHOLOGY; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TROPIC CLIMATE; TSUNAMI;

ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CRIME; DISASTERS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; RIGOR MORTIS; TROPICAL CLIMATE; TSUNAMIS;

EID: 84860611372     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-011-9232-y     Document Type: Article

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