Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 97-100 , February 2009

Two death cases originating from supplementary heater in the cabins of parked trucks

  • Serafettin Demirci

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, Meram Medical School, Selcuk University, Akyokus Mevkii, 42080 Meram, Konya, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +90 332 223 6752; fax: +90 332 223 6181.
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  • Kamil Hakan Dogan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, Meram Medical School, Selcuk University, Akyokus Mevkii, 42080 Meram, Konya, Turkey
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  • Zerrin Erkol

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Abant Izzet Baysal University, 14280 Bolu, Turkey
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  • Gursel Gunaydin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, Meram Medical School, Selcuk University, Akyokus Mevkii, 42080 Meram, Konya, Turkey

Received 8 February 2008 ,Accepted 16 August 2008.

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☆ Presented at the 5th Congress of the Balkan Academy of Forensic Sciences, Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia, June 3–7, 2007.

PII: S1752-928X(08)00151-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.08.008

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 97-100 , February 2009

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