Emergency medicine techniques and the forensic autopsy

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 48-67

  Buschmann, Claas ^a   Schulz, Thomas ^b   Tsokos, Michael ^a   Kleber, Christian ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Education Centre Schlump   (Germany)

Author keywords

Airway management; Autopsy; Drug delivery; Emergency medicine

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874107469     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-012-9366-6     Document Type: Review

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