Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 4 , Pages 213-215 , May 2007

Self-defense injuries in homicidal deaths

  • Manoj Kumar Mohanty, MD

      Affiliations

    • Dr Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Forensic Medicine, Krishna District 521 286, Andhra Pradesh, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +91 8676 256611; fax: +91 8676 254533.
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  • Manoj Kumar Panigrahi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, Hindu Rao Hospital, Delhi, India
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  • Sachidananda Mohanty, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, M.K.C.G. Medical College, Berhampur 760004, Orissa, India
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  • Jyotin Kumar Dash, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, M.K.C.G. Medical College, Berhampur 760004, Orissa, India
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  • Shreemanta Kumar Dash, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, Alluri Sitaramaraju Academy of Medical Sciences, Eluru, W.G. District, Andra Pradesh, India

Received 11 April 2006 ,Revised 21 June 2006 ,Accepted 24 June 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.06.031

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 4 , Pages 213-215 , May 2007

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