Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 37-41 , January 2008

Silent bony calcification of coronaries in an adolescent – an unusual case

  • O.P. Murty, MBBS, MD (Associate Professor and Head Forensic Pathology Unit)

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Present address: Room No. 304, Second Floor, New Forensic Block, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India. Tel.: +919868397155; +91 1126593274, 26494944.
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  • K.S. Mun, MBBS, M. Path (Lecturer)
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  • Huzlinda Hussin, MBBS, M. Path (Std) (Medical Officer)

Received 9 April 2006 ,Revised 11 October 2006 ,Accepted 30 October 2006.

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PII: S1353-1131(06)00229-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.10.013

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 37-41 , January 2008

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