Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 7 , Pages 406-409 , October 2007

Suicidal hanging: Fatalities in Istanbul Retrospective analysis of 761 autopsy cases

Received 4 December 2006 ,Accepted 22 January 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2007.01.002

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 7 , Pages 406-409 , October 2007

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