Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 61-64 , February 2007

Pediatric and adolescent strangulation deaths

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.01.007

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 61-64 , February 2007