Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 101-103 , February 2008

A rare case of sudden death due to thrombus from the internal iliac vein

Received 19 December 2006 ,Revised 2 February 2007 ,Accepted 4 February 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2007.02.002

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 101-103 , February 2008

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