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Medicolegal Investigative Systems |
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1 | (1) |
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2 | (1) |
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Cause, Manner, and Mechanism of Death |
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3 | (3) |
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Sudden, Unexpected Natural Death |
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6 | (3) |
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9 | (2) |
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The Medical Examiner System |
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11 | (3) |
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Operation of a Medical Examiner System |
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14 | (5) |
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19 | (1) |
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19 | (2) |
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21 | (5) |
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26 | (2) |
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28 | (2) |
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30 | (5) |
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Chemical Changes in Body Fluids |
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35 | (2) |
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37 | (1) |
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Gastric Emptying and Digestion |
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37 | (2) |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (1) |
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41 | (2) |
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Deaths Due to Natural Disease |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (1) |
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Dissecting Coronary Aneurysm |
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46 | (1) |
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46 | (1) |
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Mechanism of Sudden Death |
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47 | (1) |
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Sudden Death: Exercise and Climate |
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48 | (1) |
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Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (3) |
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52 | (3) |
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Coronary Artery Anomalies |
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55 | (1) |
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55 | (2) |
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57 | (1) |
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Sudden Death on a Physiological Basis |
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58 | (1) |
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Deaths Due to Intracranial Lesions |
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58 | (1) |
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58 | (3) |
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Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage |
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61 | (1) |
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61 | (4) |
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65 | (3) |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (2) |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (1) |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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Spontaneous Pneumothorax of Newborns |
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78 | (1) |
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Urogenital and Gastrointestinal Tracts |
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79 | (1) |
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79 | (1) |
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79 | (2) |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (1) |
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83 | (1) |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (8) |
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92 | (2) |
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94 | (4) |
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98 | (2) |
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100 | (2) |
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102 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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104 | (4) |
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Defense Wounds Due to Blunt Force |
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108 | (1) |
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Determination of Whether a Wound is Ante- or Postmortem |
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108 | (1) |
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109 | (1) |
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Fractures of the the Extremities |
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110 | (1) |
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Fractures from Direct Application of Force |
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111 | (1) |
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Fractures Caused by Indirect Application of Force |
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112 | (2) |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (1) |
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116 | (1) |
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Blunt Trauma Injuries of the Trunk and Extremities |
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Blunt Force Injuries of the Chest |
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117 | (1) |
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117 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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119 | (3) |
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122 | (4) |
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126 | (1) |
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126 | (4) |
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Blunt Force Injuries of the Abdominal Viscera |
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130 | (2) |
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132 | (2) |
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134 | (1) |
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135 | (1) |
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136 | (3) |
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139 | (1) |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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Blunt Force Injuries of the Estremities |
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140 | (3) |
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143 | (4) |
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Trauma to the Skull and Brain: Craniocerebral Injuries |
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147 | (1) |
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147 | (1) |
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148 | (7) |
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155 | (5) |
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Lacerating, Penetrating, and Perforating Wounds of the Brain |
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160 | (2) |
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162 | (3) |
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Acceleration/Deceleration Injuries |
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165 | (1) |
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166 | (3) |
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169 | (3) |
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Death Due to Cerebral Concussion |
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172 | (1) |
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173 | (2) |
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Vertebral Artery Injury (Laceration) |
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175 | (1) |
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Traumatic Injury of the Carotid Artery |
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176 | (1) |
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Traumatic Dissection of Intracranial Arteries |
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176 | (1) |
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Traumatic Brain Swelling and Edema |
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177 | (2) |
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179 | (1) |
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Occipito-Cervical Injuries |
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180 | (1) |
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Lacerations of the Brainstem |
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181 | (1) |
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Traumatic Intracranial Aneurysms |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (1) |
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183 | (4) |
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Wounds Caused by Pointed and Sharp-Edged Weapons |
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187 | (1) |
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188 | (1) |
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Appearance of Stab Wounds in Skin |
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189 | (5) |
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Stab Wounds from Weapons Other than Knives |
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194 | (7) |
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201 | (3) |
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204 | (2) |
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Stab Wounds by Anatomical Location |
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206 | (2) |
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208 | (1) |
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Physical Activity Following a Fatal Stab Wound |
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209 | (2) |
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Force Necessary to Inflict Fatal Stab Wounds |
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211 | (1) |
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212 | (1) |
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212 | (4) |
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Incised Wounds of the Neck |
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216 | (5) |
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221 | (2) |
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223 | (4) |
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Therapeutic or Diagnostic Wounds |
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227 | (1) |
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228 | (2) |
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230 | (1) |
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Entrapment / Environmental Suffocation |
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230 | (1) |
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231 | (4) |
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235 | (5) |
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240 | (4) |
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244 | (1) |
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245 | (12) |
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257 | (5) |
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262 | (8) |
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270 | (2) |
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Sexual Asphyxia (Autoerotic Asphyxia, Autoerotic Deaths) |
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272 | (3) |
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275 | (4) |
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Deaths Caused by Motor Vehicle Accidents |
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Causes of Motor Vehicle Accidents |
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279 | (1) |
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Natural Disease as a Cause of Motor Vehicle Accidents |
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280 | (1) |
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Categories of Motor Vehicle Accidents |
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281 | (1) |
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281 | (9) |
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290 | (3) |
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293 | (3) |
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296 | (1) |
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296 | (2) |
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298 | (3) |
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301 | (1) |
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302 | (3) |
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Suicide by Motor Vehicles |
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305 | (1) |
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Determination of Who Was Driving |
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305 | (1) |
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Motor Vehicle-Train Accidents |
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306 | (1) |
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Toxicology in Motor Vehicle Accidents |
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306 | (2) |
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308 | (1) |
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Relationship Between Speed at Impact and Injuries |
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308 | (1) |
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309 | (1) |
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309 | (8) |
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317 | (2) |
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Crashes Involving Light Planes |
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319 | (1) |
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Crashes of Commercial Aircraft |
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320 | (1) |
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320 | (1) |
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321 | (1) |
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321 | (2) |
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323 | (1) |
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323 | (1) |
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323 | (1) |
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323 | (1) |
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324 | (2) |
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
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326 | (1) |
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326 | (1) |
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Non-Hereditary Nature of SIDS |
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327 | (1) |
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328 | (1) |
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328 | (1) |
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Investigation of the Death |
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329 | (2) |
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Communication with the Parents |
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331 | (1) |
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332 | (4) |
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Neonaticide, Infanticide, and Child Homicide |
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336 | (1) |
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Infanticide and Child Murder |
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337 | (2) |
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339 | (7) |
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The ``Impulse'' or ``Angry'' Homicide |
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346 | (3) |
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``Gentle'' Homicides and the Lethal Variant of Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy |
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349 | (6) |
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Miscellaneous Causes of Child Deaths |
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355 | (1) |
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Radiological Evidence of Child Abuse |
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356 | (2) |
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358 | (4) |
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Unintentional Causes of Intracranial Hemorrhage |
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362 | (1) |
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363 | (4) |
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367 | (1) |
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Severity of Burn Injuries |
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368 | (4) |
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372 | (1) |
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372 | (2) |
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374 | (3) |
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377 | (1) |
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Identification of the Deceased |
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378 | (2) |
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380 | (1) |
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380 | (1) |
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381 | (1) |
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382 | (1) |
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383 | (1) |
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384 | (2) |
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386 | (1) |
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Flash Fires: Fires Involving Flammable Hydrocarbon Liquids |
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386 | (1) |
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386 | (1) |
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387 | (2) |
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning |
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389 | (1) |
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Deaths from Motor Vehicle Exhaust |
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390 | (1) |
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391 | (1) |
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Outdoor Deaths Caused by Carbon Monoxide |
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392 | (1) |
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Carbon Monoxide Deaths from Sources Other than Exhaust |
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392 | (1) |
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Decomposition and Carbon Monoxide |
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393 | (1) |
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Signs and Symptoms of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning |
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393 | (1) |
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Fatal Levels of Carbon Monoxide |
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394 | (1) |
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394 | (1) |
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395 | (2) |
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397 | (3) |
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400 | (2) |
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402 | (3) |
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405 | (1) |
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406 | (1) |
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406 | (1) |
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407 | (3) |
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410 | (1) |
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Fractures Caused by Electrocution |
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411 | (1) |
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Involuntary Movements Caused by Electricity-Induced Contraction of Muscle |
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411 | (1) |
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412 | (2) |
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414 | (1) |
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415 | (3) |
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418 | (4) |
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Hyperthermia and Hypothermia: the Effects of Heat and Cold |
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422 | (4) |
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426 | (1) |
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Miscellaneous Causes of Hyperthermia |
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426 | (1) |
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427 | (1) |
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Exercise, Body Temperature, Humidity and Exhaustion |
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427 | (1) |
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428 | (1) |
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429 | (2) |
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431 | (1) |
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432 | (3) |
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435 | (3) |
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438 | (1) |
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438 | (2) |
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440 | (1) |
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Trace Evidence Recovery from the Hands |
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440 | (1) |
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Examination of the Clothing |
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441 | (1) |
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441 | (1) |
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441 | (1) |
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Evidence of Sexual Intercourse |
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442 | (2) |
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444 | (1) |
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444 | (1) |
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444 | (5) |
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449 | (1) |
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Combined DNA Index System |
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450 | (1) |
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Mitochondrial DNA Analysis |
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450 | (1) |
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451 | (2) |
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453 | (5) |
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458 | (1) |
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459 | (3) |
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462 | (3) |
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Topics in Forensic Pathology |
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Primary Cardiac Arrest During Exercise |
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465 | (1) |
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466 | (2) |
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468 | (1) |
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Injury of the Eye Caused by Acids and Alkalis |
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469 | (1) |
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Death in the Dental Chair |
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470 | (3) |
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Maternal Mortality: Criminal Abortion |
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473 | (1) |
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473 | (1) |
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473 | (1) |
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474 | (4) |
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478 | (1) |
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Traumatic Lesions of Birth |
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479 | (1) |
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480 | (1) |
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481 | (2) |
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483 | (1) |
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484 | (1) |
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484 | (2) |
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486 | (3) |
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489 | (1) |
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Accidents Not Involving Medications |
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489 | (1) |
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489 | (1) |
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490 | (1) |
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Gross Neglect of Patients |
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490 | (1) |
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490 | (1) |
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491 | (1) |
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491 | (2) |
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493 | (1) |
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493 | (3) |
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Homicide by Decubitus Ulcers |
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496 | (1) |
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Deaths Caused by Hospital Bed Side-Rails |
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496 | (1) |
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Deaths Caused by Medical Restraints |
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497 | (1) |
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497 | (3) |
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Sudden Death During or Immediately after a Violent Struggle |
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500 | (1) |
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500 | (1) |
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500 | (1) |
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Effects of Catecholamines on the Heart |
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501 | (1) |
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501 | (1) |
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502 | (1) |
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Endogenous Mental Disease: Acute Psychotic Episodes |
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502 | (1) |
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Natural Disease Without Anatomical Manifestations |
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502 | (1) |
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Deaths Ascribed to Positional Asphyxia |
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503 | (1) |
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504 | (1) |
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505 | (1) |
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505 | (2) |
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Interpretive Toxicology: Drug Abuse and Drug Deaths |
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Collections of Tissue for Analysis |
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507 | (3) |
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510 | (2) |
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512 | (1) |
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513 | (2) |
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515 | (1) |
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516 | (4) |
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520 | (1) |
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520 | (1) |
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521 | (1) |
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521 | (1) |
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521 | (3) |
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524 | (1) |
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524 | (1) |
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524 | (1) |
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Methamphetamine and Amphetamine |
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525 | (1) |
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526 | (1) |
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527 | (1) |
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527 | (1) |
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528 | (1) |
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528 | (2) |
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530 | (1) |
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531 | (1) |
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531 | (1) |
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Digoxin, Succinylcholine, and Insulin |
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532 | (3) |
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535 | (8) |
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543 | (1) |
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544 | (1) |
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544 | (3) |
| Appendix |
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547 | (2) |
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549 | (4) |
| Index |
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