Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 212-214 , May 2009

Road traffic suicides

  • J.P. Wyatt, MD (Emergency Physician and Forensic Medical Examiner)

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Department, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Treliske, Truro, Cornwall TR1 3LJ, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 01872 25 3229; fax: +44 01872 25 2402.
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  • T. Squires, PhD (Forensic Researcher)

      Affiliations

    • Forensic Medicine Unit, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, United Kingdom
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  • S. Collis, MB ChB (Forensic Researcher)

      Affiliations

    • Forensic Medicine Unit, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • R. Broadley, FRCA (Senior House Officer in Emergency Medicine)

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Department, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Treliske, Truro, Cornwall TR1 3LJ, United Kingdom

Received 15 January 2008 ,Revised 24 September 2008 ,Accepted 9 December 2008.

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PII: S1752-928X(08)00236-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.12.003

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 212-214 , May 2009

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