Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 53-55 , January 2008

Survival following accidental ligature strangulation: A case report

  • Saurabh Chattopadhyay, MD (Assistant Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, 5th Mile Tadong, Gangtok 737102, Sikkim, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +91 9434631412.
    • ,
  • Indranil Pal, MS (Assistant Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Department of ENT, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Gangtok 737102, Sikkim, India

Received 31 July 2006 ,Revised 29 August 2006 ,Accepted 29 August 2006.

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PII: S1353-1131(06)00197-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.08.011

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 53-55 , January 2008

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