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Case Reports
. 1991 Dec;12(4):291-9.
doi: 10.1097/00000433-199112000-00005.

Evaluation and identification of dismembered human remains

B A Hyma  1 , V J Rao
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Case Reports

Evaluation and identification of dismembered human remains

B A Hyma et al. Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 1991 Dec.

Abstract

On occasion, pathologists are confronted with cases involving dismembered human remains. Such cases present unique and interesting problems of postmortem identification. Four cases involving dismembered human remains are presented here and practical suggestions on how identification can be achieved are provided.

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