Reflections upon Forensic Pathophysiology: Mechanism of Death Does Matter

Academic Forensic Pathology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 138-141

  Pinckard, J Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cause of death; Death certification; Death investigation; Forensic pathology; Manner of death

Indexed keywords

EID: 85071289254     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19253621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.23907/2012.020     Document Type: Review

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