Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 180-184 , April 2008

Incomplete decapitation in suicidal hanging – Report of a case and review of the literature

Received 9 June 2006 ,Revised 16 February 2007 ,Accepted 14 May 2007.

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PII: S1752-928X(07)00081-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2007.05.004

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 180-184 , April 2008

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