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Homicides Disguised as Staged Suicides. 伪装成自杀的凶杀案。

Academic Forensic Pathology Pub Date : 2020-06-01 Epub Date: 2020-11-25 DOI: 10.1177/1925362120956855

Samuel P Prahlow, Stephen Cohle, Brandy Shattuck, Joseph A Prahlow

引用次数: 0

The Postmortem Features of Mucormycosis. 毛霉病的死后特征。

Academic Forensic Pathology Pub Date : 2020-06-01 Epub Date: 2020-11-25 DOI: 10.1177/1925362120960918

Tracy S Halvorson, Alexandra L Isaacson, Bradley A Ford, Dennis J Firchau

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引用次数: 4

Origins of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System. 武装部队法医制度的起源。

Academic Forensic Pathology Pub Date : 2020-03-01 Epub Date: 2020-09-14 DOI: 10.1177/1925362120937916

Victor W Weedn

引用次数: 3

Poisoning Crimes and Forensic Toxicology Since the 18th Century. 18世纪以来的投毒犯罪和法医毒理学。

Academic Forensic Pathology Pub Date : 2020-03-01 Epub Date: 2020-09-14 DOI: 10.1177/1925362120937923

Katherine D Watson

引用次数: 6

Pheochromocytoma Multisystem Crisis and Masquerading Disseminated Histoplasmosis in a Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Patient With Bilateral Adrenal Tumors. 伴双侧肾上腺肿瘤的1型神经纤维瘤患者嗜铬细胞瘤多系统危象和伪装性弥散性组织胞浆菌病。

Academic Forensic Pathology Pub Date : 2020-03-01 Epub Date: 2020-09-14 DOI: 10.1177/1925362120947621

Brannon G Broadfoot, Asangi R Kumarapeli

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引用次数: 2

Deaths Associated With Community Donation Bins: A Ten-Year Retrospective Review Describing Five Cases in British Columbia and Ontario. 与社区捐赠箱相关的死亡:描述不列颠哥伦比亚省和安大略省五个病例的十年回顾性审查。

Academic Forensic Pathology Pub Date : 2020-03-01 Epub Date: 2020-09-14 DOI: 10.1177/1925362120944738

Tyler Bruce Malcolm Hickey, Jennifer Dmetrichuk, Jason Morin, Matthew Orde

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Crime Scene Analysis Through DNA Testing of Canine Feces-A Case Report. 犬类粪便DNA检测的犯罪现场分析——一个案例报告。

Academic Forensic Pathology Pub Date : 2020-03-01 Epub Date: 2020-09-14 DOI: 10.1177/1925362120944743

Vishal Somnay, Thomas Duong, Ray-Young Tsao, Joseph A Prahlow

引用次数: 1

The Social History of Disaster Victim Identification in the United States, 1865 to 1950. 美国灾难受害者鉴定的社会史，1865年至1950年。

Academic Forensic Pathology Pub Date : 2020-03-01 Epub Date: 2020-09-14 DOI: 10.1177/1925362120941336

Vicki Daniel

引用次数: 3

Letter From the Editor-In-Chief. 总编辑的来信。

Academic Forensic Pathology Pub Date : 2020-03-01 Epub Date: 2020-09-14 DOI: 10.1177/1925362120958805

Dr Christopher Milroy

引用次数: 0

Suicidal Carbon Monoxide Poisoning by Formic and Sulfuric Acids. 由甲酸和硫酸引起的自杀性一氧化碳中毒。

Academic Forensic Pathology Pub Date : 2019-09-01 Epub Date: 2020-01-31 DOI: 10.1177/1925362119891703

Kasey Kreutz, Travis Danielsen, Reade A Quinton

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