Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 5 , Pages 298-305 , July 2008

Injuries to neck structures in deaths due to constriction of neck, with a special reference to hanging

Received 18 May 2007 ,Revised 10 October 2007 ,Accepted 13 December 2007.

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PII: S1752-928X(07)00189-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2007.12.002

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 5 , Pages 298-305 , July 2008

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