Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 6 , Pages 312-315 , August 2010

A retrospective review of homicides in Mangalore, South India

  • Akshat Vij, MBBS (Intern)

      Affiliations

    • Kasturba Medical College (Affiliated to Manipal University), Mangalore, India
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  • Anand Menon, MBBS, MD (Professor and Head)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College (Affiliated to Manipal University), Mangalore, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +91 9845216092.
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  • Ritesh G. Menezes, MD, DNB (Associate Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College (Affiliated to Manipal University), Mangalore, India
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  • Tanuj Kanchan, DFM, MD (Assistant Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College (Affiliated to Manipal University), Mangalore, India
    • ,
  • Prateek Rastogi, MBBS, MD (Associate Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College (Affiliated to Manipal University), Mangalore, India

Received 8 April 2009 ,Revised 29 December 2009 ,Accepted 1 April 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2010.04.012

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 6 , Pages 312-315 , August 2010

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