Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 227-230 , May 2008

Police custody deaths in Maryland, USA: An examination of 45 cases

  • Pamela Southall, MD (Assistant Medical Examiner)

      Affiliations

    • Maryland’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, 111 Penn Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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  • Jami Grant, Ph.D. (Director of Forensic Studies)

      Affiliations

    • University of Baltimore, 1420 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 410 837 5302; fax: +1 410 837 6051.
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  • David Fowler, M.B., Ch.B., M.MED (Chief Medical Examiner)

      Affiliations

    • Maryland’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, 111 Penn Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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  • Shauna Scott, B.S. (Student)

      Affiliations

    • University of Baltimore, 1420 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA

Received 31 July 2007 ,Revised 24 August 2007 ,Accepted 10 October 2007.

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☆ The authors received no grant support related to this submission.

PII: S1752-928X(07)00160-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2007.10.005

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 227-230 , May 2008

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