Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 5 , Pages 261-264 , July 2010

Distribution of body mass index in the forensic victim population: Comparison with the general population and relation to manner of death

  • Anny Godin, BSc (Medical Student)

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire de sciences judiciaires et de médecine légale, 1701, Parthenais street, 12th floor, Montreal (Quebec), Canada H2K 3S7
    • ,
  • Margaret Redpath, MD (Pathology Resident)

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire de sciences judiciaires et de médecine légale, 1701, Parthenais street, 12th floor, Montreal (Quebec), Canada H2K 3S7
    • ,
  • Jean-Pierre Guay, PhD (Criminology Assistant Professor)

      Affiliations

    • École de criminologie, Université de Montréal & Institut Philippe-Pinel de Montréal, Canada
    • ,
  • Anny Sauvageau, MD, MSc (Forensic Pathologist, Associate Clinical Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire de sciences judiciaires et de médecine légale, 1701, Parthenais street, 12th floor, Montreal (Quebec), Canada H2K 3S7
    • Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, 7007 116 street, Edmonton (Alberta), Canada T6H 5R8
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, 7007, 116 street, Edmonton (Alberta) Canada, T6H 5R8. Tel.: +1 780 427 4987; fax: +1 514 873 4847.

Received 4 February 2009 ,Revised 29 July 2009 ,Accepted 5 March 2010.

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PII: S1752-928X(10)00048-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2010.03.002

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 5 , Pages 261-264 , July 2010

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