Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 7 , Pages 440-443 , October 2007

Spontaneous rupture of splenic vein in a pregnant woman during a religious ritual

  • Nursen Turan, MD (Specialist of Forensic Medicine)

      Affiliations

    • Karadeniz Technical University, Medical Faculty, Forensic Medicine Department, Trabzon, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Fatih Oghan, MD (Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology)

      Affiliations

    • Dumlupinar University, Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Otolaryngology, Kutahya, Turkey
    • ,
  • Tansev Boran, MD (Specialist of Forensic Medicine)

      Affiliations

    • The Council of Forensic Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

Received 30 June 2006 ,Revised 28 November 2006 ,Accepted 4 December 2006.

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PII: S1752-928X(07)00008-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2006.12.005

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 7 , Pages 440-443 , October 2007

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