Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 203-208 , May 2010

Physical assault related injuries in Western Nepal – A hospital based retrospective study

  • S.H. Subba, MD DNB (Associate Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India (Affiliated to Manipal University, India)
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +91 9886456225.
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  • V.S. Binu, MSc (Senior Lecturer)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Statistics, Manipal University, Manipal, India
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  • Ritesh G. Menezes, MD DNB (Associate Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India (Affiliated to Manipal University, India)
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  • Virendra Kumar, MD (Professor and Head)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Meenakshi Medical College and Research Institute, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, India
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  • M.S. Rana, MPH (Lecturer)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Medicine, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal

Received 11 January 2009 ,Revised 10 October 2009 ,Accepted 4 February 2010.

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PII: S1752-928X(10)00004-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2010.02.001

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 203-208 , May 2010

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