Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 151-154 , April 2007

A study of sudden natural deaths in medico legal autopsies in University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), Kuala Lumpur

Received 26 October 2005 ,Revised 17 April 2006 ,Accepted 10 May 2006.

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PII: S1353-1131(06)00120-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.05.005

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 151-154 , April 2007