Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 120-122 , April 2010

A fatal case of suicidal stabbing and cutting

Received 25 September 2009 ,Accepted 22 December 2009.

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PII: S1752-928X(09)00216-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2009.12.006

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 120-122 , April 2010

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