Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 7 , Pages 447-449 , October 2008

Iatrogenic injuries leading to suspicion of homicide

  • Saurabh Chattopadhyay, MD (Assistant Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical College Kolkata, 23/12 Gariahat Road, 1st Floor, Ballygunge, Kolkata 700029, West Bengal, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +91 9433968710.
    • ,
  • Indranil Pal, MS (Assistant Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Department of ENT, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Gangtok, Sikkim, India

Received 26 July 2007 ,Revised 30 October 2007 ,Accepted 13 December 2007.

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PII: S1752-928X(07)00191-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2007.12.011

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 7 , Pages 447-449 , October 2008

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