Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 6 , Pages 321-324, August 2009

Electrolyte analysis of pleural effusion as an indicator of drowning in seawater and freshwater

  • Yosuke Usumoto, MD (Postgraduate Student)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Pathology and Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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  • Naomi Sameshima, ABc (Research Technician)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Pathology and Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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  • Wakako Hikiji, MD (Postgraduate Student)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Pathology and Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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  • Akiko Tsuji, PhD (Assistant Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Pathology and Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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  • Keiko Kudo, PhD (Assistant Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Pathology and Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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  • Hiromasa Inoue, MD, PhD (Associate Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine and Sciences, Institute of Social and Environmental Medicine, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Edobashi 2-174, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan
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  • Noriaki Ikeda, MD, PhD (Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Pathology and Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 92 642 6124; fax: +81 92 642 6126.

Received 10 June 2008; received in revised form 2 October 2008; accepted 23 December 2008.

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PII: S1752-928X(08)00260-6

doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2008.12.028

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 6 , Pages 321-324, August 2009