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A Swedish nationwid...
A Swedish nationwide forensic study of the manner of death in single stab injuries to the trunk
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- Berg von Linde, Maria (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Rättsmedicin,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,Forensic Medicine,Lund University Research Groups,Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine, Lund
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- Acosta, Stefan (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Vaskulära sjukdomar - kliniska studier,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,Vascular Diseases - Clinical Research,Lund University Research Groups,Skåne University Hospital
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- Khoshnood, Ardavan M. (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Kardiovaskulär forskning - hypertoni,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,Akutsjukvård,Cardiovascular Research - Hypertension,Lund University Research Groups,Emergency medicine,Skåne University Hospital
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- Wingren, Carl Johan (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Rättsmedicin,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,Forensic Medicine,Lund University Research Groups,University of Copenhagen
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- 2024
- 2024
- English.
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In: Forensic Science International. - 0379-0738. ; 354
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- Introduction Forensic pathologists are frequently confronted with questions about whether an injury is likely to have been inflicted by an assault or be self-inflicted. However, little is known of the epidemiological variables that might be applicable to differentiate between homicides and suicides in deaths caused by single stab injuries to the trunk. Method Using the Swedish forensic autopsy register, we identified 94 homicides and 45 suicides between 2010 and 2021 in which death followed a single stab injury to the trunk. We extracted characteristics from the cases and performed statistical analyses using the Mann-Whitney U test, Chi-square test and logistic regression model. Results Victims of homicides were younger than suicide victims (median age 33 years vs. 52 years, p
Subject headings
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Annan medicin och hälsovetenskap -- Rättsmedicin (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Other Medical and Health Sciences -- Forensic Science (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Forensic pathology
- Sharp force
- Homicide
- Suicide
- Single stab
- Sweden
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- art (subject category)
- ref (subject category)
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