Philemon and Baucis syndrome: Three additional cases of double deaths of married couples

Forensic Science International

Volumn 226, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages

  Delannoy, Y ^a   Tournel, G ^a   Dedouit, F ^b   Cornez, R ^a   Telmon, N ^b   Hedouin, V ^a   Rouge, D ^b   Gosset, D ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

Author keywords

"Negative autopsy"; Philemon and Baucis syndrome; Simultaneous deaths; Stress; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NATURAL SIMULTANEOUS DEATH; PHILEMON AND BAUCIS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOUSE;

EID: 84875631249     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.01.021     Document Type: Article

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