Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 5 , Pages 318-321 , July 2008

Homeless deaths in Istanbul, Turkey

  • Yalçın Büyük, MD (Specialist)

      Affiliations

    • The Ministry of Justice, The Council of Forensic Medicine of Turkey, Istanbul, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +90 212 585 06 60; fax: +90 212 613 42 92.
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  • İbrahim Üzün, MD (Specialist)

      Affiliations

    • The Ministry of Justice, The Council of Forensic Medicine of Turkey, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Murat Eke, MD (Assistant Professor)

      Affiliations

    • University of Kırıkkale, Medical Faculty, Department of Forensic Medicine, Kırıkkale, Turkey
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  • Gürsel Çeti˙n, MD (Professor)

      Affiliations

    • University of Istanbul, Medical Faculty of Cerrahpasa, Department of Forensic Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

Received 7 July 2006 ,Revised 6 December 2007 ,Accepted 13 December 2007.

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PII: S1752-928X(07)00195-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2007.12.004

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 5 , Pages 318-321 , July 2008

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