Diagnostic Methods in Forensic Pathology: A New Sign in Death from Hanging
Purpose: To evaluate the usefulness of studying vital injuries at the sternal head insertion of the sternocleidomastoid muscle in the medico-legal assessment of death by hanging. Materials and Methods: Study material was obtained from eight bodies of people who died from hanging. The control group i...
Main Authors: | Maricla Marrone, Gerardo Cazzato, Pierluigi Caricato, Carlo Angeletti, Giuseppe Ingravallo, Nadia Casatta, Carmelo Lupo, Francesco Vinci, Gisella Agazzino, Alessandra Stellacci, Antonio Oliva |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-01-01
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Series: | Diagnostics |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/13/3/510 |
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